Efforts to reach Taiwanese officials last night were unsuccessful.

Taiwanese officials acknowledge it is impossible to reverse the tide.

Taiwanese officials used to seize every opportunity to denounce the Communists.

Taiwanese military officials put the number of missiles higher, at 400 or more.

Taiwanese officials checked water gates throughout the island on June 8 and found that 68 were missing.

Chinese and Taiwanese officials have declined interviews on the issue.

Taiwanese officials said on Sunday that they have $3 billion available to steady the market if necessary.

At the same time, Taiwanese military officials have made it clear that they consider the weapons essential to the island's defense.

Taiwanese officials, however, have recognized that their cooperation with allies led to corruption in some cases.

They also say that Taiwanese officials prefer to delay any action on the bill until after the island's new government takes power in late May.