71.   Taiwan, the island claimed by China as a province and ruled by the rival Nationalist government, has been a perennial thorn in Chinese-U.S. ties.

72.   The China-based Nationalist government had just taken over Taiwan from Japan, which ruled the island as a colony for five decades until World War II ended.

73.   The coast faces the island province of Taiwan, held by the rival Nationalist government, and the two sides for decades were in a state of war.

74.   The latest tension between the two countries stems from the arrival of the new Hindu nationalist government in New Delhi, headed by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

75.   The generals were supporters of the nationalist government of the late president, Franjo Tudjman, which was defeated by a pro-Western opposition coalition earlier this year.

76.   The landing ship was given to the former Nationalist government during World War II.

77.   The landings also sparked anti-Japanese demonstrations by Chinese in the British colony of Hong Kong and on Taiwan, home of the Nationalist government Beijing views as a rival.

78.   The Nationalist government here continues to lay claim to Tibet and all of Mongolia.

79.   The nationalist government of the late President Franjo Tudjman often gave amnesty to Croat war crimes suspects and attempted to cover up crimes committed during the conflict.

80.   The nationalist government of the late President Franjo Tudjman often gave amnesty to Croatian war crimes suspects and attempted to cover up crimes committed during the conflict.