1.   Beijing considers Taiwan a rogue province.

2.   Beijing considers Taiwan a rogue province and has said it will use force to invade Taiwan if the island attempts to declare independence.

3.   China considers Taiwan a rogue province.

4.   China views Taiwan as a rogue province and frequently asserts its right to retake it.

5.   China views Taiwan as a rogue province, not an independent country.

6.   Communist-led China has long considered democratic Taiwan a rogue province and has often asserted its right to take back the province, by force if necessary.

7.   In his opening speech on Tuesday, Prime Minister Zhu Rongji repeated an offer to resume negotiations between China and Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a rogue province.

8.   Taiwan sees itself as an independent political entity of a temporarily divided China, while China sees Taiwan as a rogue province.

9.   That decision enraged China, which claims Taiwan as a rogue province with no right to diplomatic ties.

10.   That decision enraged China, which claims Taiwan as a rogue province without right to diplomatic recognition.