41.   Beijing vows to attack Taiwan if the island declares independence.

42.   China has said it will attack Taiwan should the island ever declare independence.

43.   China has threatened to invade if the island declared formal independence.

44.   China threatened Taiwan with military retaliation if the Nationalist island officially declares independence.

45.   China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province which will one day be reunited with the mainland, has warned it will invade if the island declares independence.

46.   China claims Taiwan is a renegade province and maintains a long-standing threat to invade if the island declares independence.

47.   China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province, maintains a threat to invade should the island declare independence.

48.   Chinese leaders have repeatedly threatened to invade Taiwan should the island ever declare formal independence.

49.   China has threatened to invade Taiwan should the island ever formally declare its independence.

50.   China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has threatened to invade if the island declared formal independence.