51.  By unwritten agreement, the permanent members of the Security Council -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China -- were never participants.

52.  China, France and Russia, all permanent Security Council members, objected to military threats made by Britain and the United States.

53.  China, like Russia, Britain, the United States and France, is a permanent member of the Security Council and has veto power over its resolutions.

54.  China, one of five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, supports lifting the embargo.

55.  China and Russia are among the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, along with the United States, Britain and France.

56.  China and Russia, permanent council members with veto power, are uneasy about the purpose of the much-enlarged force.

57.  China, like Russia, is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and can veto any resolution.

58.  China, the fifth permanent member of the Security Council, is generally opposed to all sanctions because of the precedent they set.

59.  China is chairing a meeting Thursday in Geneva of foreign ministers from the five permanent United Nations security council members on the situation in South Asia.

60.  China is one of five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, along with the United States, Russia, Britain and France.