71.   Tensions in Asia have been high because of Chinese missile tests and live ammnunition war games in the straits between the mainland and Taiwan.

72.   The arrests came at time when China-Taiwan tensions were heightened by the start of of a week of Chinese missile tests.

73.   The Chinese missile connection comes at the same time the Clinton administration is pressing Congress to extend normal trade relations with Beijing.

74.   The Justice Department decided to pursue the charges after determining that some machine tools were diverted for possible use on Chinese missiles.

75.   The missiles began arriving in January, and will be deployed around the capital in case of Chinese missile attacks.

76.   U.S.-made Patriot missile batteries arrived in Taiwan Wednesday to form the backbone of a planned defense against Chinese missile attacks, a newspaper reported.

77.   While Chinese missiles could easily be retargeted in the event of hostilities, the agreement would make less likely any sort of accidental launch toward the United States.

78.   He was asked what measures the United States would take following Chinese missile tests off the Taiwan coast and in advance of forthcoming Chinese maneuver.

79.   His comment had come in the midst of a series of Chinese missile tests of the Taiwan coast that caused panic in the nationalist island.

80.   He was asked what measures the United States would take following Chinese missile tests off the Taiwan coast and in advance of forthcoming Chinese maneuvers.