91.  Clinton said Washington did not support an independent Taiwan nor its entry into organizations of sovereign states.

92.  China denounced the request Tuesday as a move to split a sovereign state.

93.  China views Taiwan as a renegade province with no rights as a sovereign state.

94.  Chinese leaders condemned NATO for attacking a sovereign state without U.N. approval and their debate nearly caused Zhu to cancel his U.S. visit.

95.  Countries must be sovereign states to establish diplomatic relations.

96.  Current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a sovereign state for the Palestinians.

97.  Each Korea claims that it is the only legitimate sovereign state on the peninsula.

98.  Earlier this week, Yeltsin offered new freedoms to the separatist republic in a power-sharing plan that defines Chechnya as a sovereign state within the Russian Federation.

99.  He said Quebec meets international criteria to become a sovereign state, while the Cree territory does not.

100.  Hillgenberg argued that the advisory opinion sought from the court would interfere in the decision-making processes of sovereign states trying to negotiate nuclear arms controls and cuts.