1.   About Taiwan, the general said Beijing hoped for a peaceful settlement but specifically refused to renounce force.

2.   Taiwan renounces force to retake the mainland, and informal talks begin with China.

3.   China claims Taiwan as a renegade province and has not renounced using force to recover it.

4.   China claims Taiwan is a renegade province and has never renounced force to reunify it with the mainland.

5.   In a speech Saturday in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, Lee said both sides should renounce military force and promote stable relations that would bring economic benefits to both.

6.   It says it wants peaceful reunification, but refuses to renounce force to recover the island.

7.   EU members also reminded Turkey of the need to renounce force to settle territorial differences and take disputes to the international court in The Hague.