41.   MEXICO CITY -- For decades, Latin America dreamed of joining economic forces to tackle their giant neighbor to the North.

42.   Nepalese are wary of their giant neighbor.

43.   President Boris Yeltsin met Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen on Tuesday as the giant neighbors prepared for a summit next month in Moscow.

44.   Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday that talks next week with Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri will open a new and positive phase in relations between the giant neighbors.

45.   Putin sought to reassure the giant neighbor to the East at a separate meeting with Jiang on the eve of the SCO summit.

46.   Small, struggling Latvia is in trouble with its giant neighbor Russia, the target of outraged words and threats of economic sanctions.

47.   Since he was elected two years ago, Chen has struggled to improve ties with the giant communist neighbor.

48.   Taiwan has resisted that for fear of domination by its giant neighbor, which regards the island as a renegade province.

49.   Taiwan has shied away from allowing trade and visitors to cross directly from the Chinese mainland for fear of being overwhelmed by its giant neighbor.

50.   Taiwan worries such close ties would enable its giant neighbor to dominate the island.