21.   In the new era of rule by a younger generation of civilian technocrats, the stalwarts of the Chinese military are gaining ground.

22.   It denied Hughes Space and Communications approval to sell a mobile communications satellite to a company closely tied to the Chinese military.

23.   It is not without critics, however, among them professors and students who question whether it makes sense for Harvard to accommodate Chinese military and intelligence operatives.

24.   It could also be used by the Chinese military to transmit messages through hand-held phones to remote parts of China.

25.   It would be up to regulators in China, he said, to decide if the Chinese military could use the satellites.

26.   Kmart said it would drop the supplier if it has ties to the Chinese military and would take those products off its shelves.

27.   Last year, the Chinese military conducted missile exercises off the Taiwan coast.

28.   None of that disproves a plot by the Chinese military, these experts say.

29.   Perry said the United States continues to encourage the Chinese military to be more open with its modernization and growth plans to avoid triggering a regional arms race.

30.   Pickering spent more than four hours meeting with Yang and with other officials from the Foreign Ministry and the Chinese military.