China plans a show of force Military options are under review, officials say.
Tiny island in the path of Beijing storm A strike against one of Taiwan's outlying islands is reportedly an option under consideration for the mainland's People's Liberation Army. The United States fears a misjudgment in the psychological air war over the Taiwan Strait could lead to a full-blown confrontation. China seizes Taiwanese freighter At the height of a potentially explosive row with Taiwan, China has seized a freighter carrying supplies to Taipei. Taiwan's President has raised the stakes in his country's dispute with China. Taiwan's President Lee Teng-hui has refused to back down from his decision that the island be treated as a separate state.