1.   Britain has been trying to get approval for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorize NATO to use force if necessary to restore peace to Kosovo.

2.   Asian countries with Vietnamese refugee camps agreed earlier this year to use force if necessary to repatriate the remaining refugees.

3.   Beijing also fears an extension of the defense shield to East Asia would blunt its threat to use force if necessary to recover Taiwan.

4.   But the final outcome depends heavily on what President Clinton will accept and whether Washington will act alone, with force if necessary.

5.   China claims Taiwan as a breakaway province and vows to use force if necessary to bring it back into the fold.

6.   China still considers Taiwan a breakaway province, and vows to use force if necessary to reunite the two sides.

7.   Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Tang Guoqiang said Tuesday his government would use military force if necessary to quash separatism on Taiwan.

8.   China claims Taiwan as a renegade province with no right to international relations, and threatens to use force if necessary to establish control over the island.

9.   NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana said Thursday the alliance is ready to use force if necessary to pave the way for a political solution to the bloodshed in Kosovo.

10.   Reunification remains a top priority for China, which says it would resort to force if necessary to recover what it regards as its lost province.