81. China considers Taiwan a rebel province with no right to its own foreign relations. 82. China considers Taiwan as a rebel province that should be reunited with the mainland. 83. China insists that its diplomatic partners sever ties with Taiwan, which it regards as a rebel province with no right to diplomatic relations of its own. 84. China claims Taiwan as a rebel province and regards any support for the island as interference in its internal affairs. 85. China considers democratically-ruled Taiwan as a rebel province that must be absorbed by the Communist mainland. 86. China considers Taiwan a rebel province and opposes visits to the island by high-ranking foreign officials. 87. China considers Taiwan a rebel province, and strongly protests all high-level U.S. contacts with the island. 88. China considers the island to be a rebel province, not entitled to the rights and privileges of sovereign nations. 89. China last Tuesday unveiled a blueprint for direct shipping between the mainland and the island it views as a rebel province. 90. China regards Taiwan as a rebel province and has said that any attempt to declare the island formally independent would be met by force. |