41.   However, the story quoted Li as saying that the two sides should treat the transportation links like an internal affair of one country.

42.   Inadequate transportation links were among problems cited by the French oil company Total S.A. when it pulled out of the refinery project last year.

43.   Jamaica has proposed to develop transportation links with Malaysia.

44.   Last week, Syria called for an end to U.N. sanctions against Iraq and trade and transportation links between the two states have recently increased.

45.   Officials estimated it may take weeks to restore transportation links to the stranded areas.

46.   Regional neighbors have cut all trade and transportation links with Burundi until Buyoya restores democracy and opens talks with Hutu rebels.

47.   Some of the improvement has been credited to increased trade, better transportation links and, more recently, scientific advances in crop production.

48.   Some of improvements have been credited to increased trade, improvements in transportation links and, more recently, scientific advances in crop production.

49.   Taiwan has proposed discussing setting up direct transportation links with China.

50.   Taiwan and China have no direct transportation links because of their longstanding political dispute, but Taiwan has billions of dollars worth of investments in the mainland.