41.   Beijing regards Taiwan as a rebel province with no right to diplomatic relations and has been trying to halt Taiwanese efforts to upgrade its unofficial ties in Southeast Asia.

42.   Beijing regards Taiwan as a rebel province, to be reunited by force if necessary.

43.   Beijing regards Taiwan, once a staunch U.S. ally, as a rebel province to be reunified by force if necessary.

44.   Beijing sees U.S. arms sales to Taiwan as further abetting independence for the island Beijing considers a rebel province.

45.   Beijing claims the island as a rebel province and demands eventual reunification.

46.   Beijing considers Taiwan a rebel province without the rights and privileges of sovereign countries.

47.   Beijing hopes to persuade Taiwan, which it claims as a rebel province, to reunify with the mainland under the same terms.

48.   Beijing regards Taiwan as a rebel province and seeks to keep its government isolated.

49.   Beijing regards Taiwan as a rebel province, and said that comment was a step toward a formal declaration of independence, which it would fight to stop.

50.   Beijing regards the island as a rebel province with no right to conduct foreign relations.