81.   Chinese protests prompted the Jordanian government to describe the visit as private and restrict media coverage.

82.   China interpreted the visit as evidence that Taiwan had abandoned moves towards national reunification.

83.   China saw the visit as proof Lee was abandoning the rhetoric of reunification, and accused Washington of abetting Taiwan independence.

84.   China sees the visit as a tacit move by Taiwan to promote independence from China.

85.   China viewed the visit as a move toward independence for Taiwan, which it claims as a renegade province.

86.   China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan, saw the visit as a Taiwan attempt to seek separate diplomatic status and conducted menacing missile tests off Taiwan.

87.   China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, viewed the visit as a move to assert its independence from the mainland.

88.   Cook was in Hungary on a one-day official visit as the first leg of his three-country Central European trip.

89.   Cuba welcomed the visit as a sign of eroding support in the United States for the U.S. embargo.

90.   Foreign Minister John Chang arrived quietly on Tuesday and left for home Wednesday, Antara said, describing the visit as a private one.