11.  Chinese forces have been holding exercises near the island since Tuesday and have test-fired four missiles over the past eight days.

12.  Chinese forces have been holding war games since Tuesday, and say they plan to start a new round Monday even closer to Taiwan.

13.  Fu is the first Chinese forces chief to visit India, and the first Chinese official to come since a new Indian government took power last month.

14.  He also said Chinese forces briefly detained a group Filipino fishermen last month.

15.  He urged Chinese forces to make better use of high technology to increase combat power, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Monday.

16.  In Burma, retreating Japanese troops inflict heavy losses on a Chinese force that tries to block them north of Lashio.

17.  Military observers say Chinese forces fail to maintain equipment, waiting for it to break down before servicing it.

18.  Military analysts regard Chinese forces as technologically inferior to those of Taiwan, whose arsenal includes some of the newest U.S. and European fighter planes and weapons systems.

19.  Taiwan said Saturday that Chinese forces appear set for yet another exercise after the one starting Monday.

20.  The missiles could also help stop a second or third wave of attacks by Chinese forces.