1.   Also Friday, a Hong Kong newspaper said Beijing might consider trying to capture outlying Taiwanese islets to force Lee to retract his comments.

2.   On Tuesday, Taiwan let three boats from two of its outlying coastal islets sail to southern Chinese ports.

3.   Taiwan authorities said they saw no sign of Chinese military maneuvers near outlying islets Monday, but that bad weather may have delayed them.

4.   Yesterday, Taiwan let three boats from two of its outlying coastal islets sail to southern Chinese ports.

5.   But in January last year, it opened direct business and transport exchanges between the outlying islets and the Fujian port cities of Xiamen and Fuzhou.

6.   The Taiwan authorities will allow limited numbers of visitors from the main island to head to China via outlying islets, officials said Friday.