Acceptance would lead to peaceful Chinese sovereignty, or otherwise war.

The group regularly sends expeditions to the islands and would make landing on them to assert Chinese sovereignty.

He also used another term: "after its reversion to Chinese sovereignty."

In 1900, the great powers had been chipping away at Chinese sovereignty for 60 years.

The revolution also ended Chinese sovereignty over Mongolia, which had existed since 1691.

Mongols were required to prostrate themselves repeatedly before these symbols of Chinese sovereignty.

By 1900, the great powers had already been chipping away at Chinese sovereignty for sixty years.

On his return journey all the petty states accepted Chinese sovereignty.

The basis for the objection was that the area claimed was under Chinese sovereignty.

We hope that a solution compatible with both Chinese sovereignty and respect for the Tibetan population will be found soon.