11.   Australian Prime Minister John Howard Wednesday said he would not bow to Chinese threats of economic retaliation for his planned meeting with the Dalai Lama.

12.   It also warned of potential economic retaliation from Asia, a prospect which has received close attention here and which the opposition Labor Party raised again Tuesday.

13.   On Wednesday Howard said he would not bow to Chinese threats of economic retaliation if the meeting went ahead.

14.   On Wednesday Howard said he would not bow to Chinese threats of economic retaliation for his planned meeting with the Dalai Lama.