11.   China sees Taiwan as a rebel province.

12.   China, which considers Taiwan a rebel province, began a series of military exercises near Taiwan last July to intimidate voters into opposing Lee.

13.   China regards Taiwan as a rebel province and threatens to attack if it declares independence or delays reunification talks.

14.   China views Taiwan as a rebel province.

15.   It regards Taiwan as a rebel province.

16.   Poland recognizes Beijing as the legitimate government of China, which considers Taiwan a rebel province.

17.   A Japanese official suggested that the pact would require Japan to support U.S. military action if China attacked Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a rebel province.

18.   After their defeat at the hands of the Communists, the bulk of Nationalist forces fled the Chinese mainland to Taiwan, which China regards as a rebel province.

19.   Albright, meanwhile, placated the Chinese by reiterating the United States did not support independence for Taiwan, which the communist government considers a rebel province.