1.   Before Taiwan holds its first direct presidential election on Saturday, China is expected to conduct more exercises to intimidate Taiwanese voters.

2.   A few weeks later, they encountered troops conducting military exercises on their fields.

3.   A Chinese news service reported Wednesday that the navy was conducting mobilization exercises along the southern coast, across from Taiwan.

4.   A Navy carrier battle group led by the USS Enterprise already is in the area, conducting exercises off the coast of Puerto Rico.

5.   But while the British and Chinese leaders conducted their exercise there with icy formality, the leaders here Monday seemed much more at ease.

6.   By those criteria, troops on duty in the Balkans separating militias or helping to rebuild infrastructure are eroding their readiness because they are neither fighting nor conducting exercises.

7.   Canadian military officials said the Canadian troops were conducting an exercise using live ammunition and small arms in a designated training area south of Kandahar.

8.   China conducted military exercises off the coast of Taiwan in March in an effort to intimidate voters considering electing pro-independence officials in Taiwan.

9.   China recently conducted military exercises, launching missiles into the waters off Taiwan.

10.   China may be conducting the exercise as a way to warn Taiwan against trying to expand its presence on the international stage, he said.