1.   But that tolerance has dissipated recently as China has struggled to deal with the spate of embassy invasions, which force it to confront a difficult problem.

2.   East Timorese protesters have typically staged protests, demonstrations and embassy invasions during or before important international events to attract attention.

3.   The embassy invasions have served to highlight the campaign as well as allegations of human rights abuses by the Indonesian troops in East Timor.

4.   The spate of embassy invasions has prompted embarrassed foreign ministry officials here to summon Latin American and western European ambassadors to discuss the matter.