He appeared to be referring to the Chinese actions against Muslim separatists and others who have battled the central government in China.

The United States needs to refrain from any words or actions that will invite Chinese military action.

To avoid sparking crisis after crisis, Washington should ask itself what Chinese actions would threaten its core interests and values.

According to the first secretary at the Soviet embassy to China, the Vietnamese saw the Chinese actions as an attack on them.

The Chinese action, they said, jolted France and undercut its moves to end the embargo before June.

This year, Congressional opponents are more restive, as complaints about Chinese actions grow.

The Japanese government protests the Chinese actions, although it has made no formal statement as there was no confirmation.

But he went on to say that the recent Chinese action was "very negative, very harmful."

Europeans became enraged at the Chinese actions and demanded compensation.

Benedict is in Turkey and is not expected to issue a separate response to the Chinese action immediately.