1.  By normalizing its relations with China, South Korea accepted the Chinese position that Taiwan was a province of China rather than a country in its own right.

2.  That is a standard Chinese diplomatic position, because Beijing has always opposed unilateral American action around the world.

3.  That is a standard Chinese diplomatic position, because Beijing has always opposed unilateral U.S. action around the world.

4.  Assembly President Prince Norodom Ranariddh announced the Chinese position to reporters when the delegation returned late Thursday from an eight-day trip to Guangzhou, Beijing and Kunming.

5.  Cohen had come to Beijing hoping to clarify the Chinese position and extract a firmer promise.

6.  Sun reiterated the Chinese position that the U.S. crew violated international law and was subject to questioning.

7.  The Chinese position is widely rejected because it is impossible to distinguish military nuclear explosions from so-called peaceful blasts.

8.  The Chinese position was seen as a new rift with its longtime ideological ally, North Korea.

9.  The United States wants to use its bases in Japan to attack Chinese positions.

10.  We acknowledge the Chinese position that there is but one China and that Taiwan is part of China.