21.   Beijing has vowed to recover the island, by force if necessary, and periodically holds military exercises nearby.

22.   Both countries hold regular exercises in the Aegean, where the countries have come close to war over territorial disputes.

23.   Both armies also hold military exercises at least twice a year.

24.   Both NATO-member countries hold regular exercises in the Aegean, where the countries have come close to war over territorial disputes.

25.   Both sides hold regular exercises in the Aegean.

26.   Both Turkey and Greece hold regular exercises in the Aegean, where they have come close to war over territorial disputes.

27.   But this past weekend, Army troops held training exercises downtown and mingled with lunchtime customers at a deli.

28.   Chinese authorities are to try a Taiwanese businessman on a charge that he spied while Chinese troops held military exercises, a newspaper in Hong Kong said Saturday.

29.   Chinese forces have been holding exercises near Taiwan since Tuesday and have test-fired four missiles over the past eight days.

30.   China plans to hold naval exercises, including drills using live ammunition, in the disputed Spratly Islands later this year, a Hong Kong newspaper said Friday.