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China's military exercises in the Taiwan Strait in 1995–96 accentuated concerns among states in the Asia-Pacific region about what kind of great power China will become if its economic growth continues at present rates and if its domestic political system does not change appreciably. In most respects many Chinese internal post-mortems on the crisis were quite similar to those in other states: coercive diplomacy led to an increase in voter support for Beijing's nemesis, Lee Teng-hui, and it increased worries among surrounding states about how China might handle bilateral disputes with them; but it also showed just how seriously the Chinese regime takes threats to the related interests of territorial integrity and domestic legitimacy.
The relationship between the PRC and the Vatican formally broke down in 1951 with the expulsion of the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Ribieri. Given Mao's emphasis on class struggle and his intolerant approach to ideological issues, no prospect of a dialogue emerged during his lifetime that could have led to a rapprochement. However, after Deng Xiaoping initiated the policy of “openness” as a component of his modernization programme, the Vatican saw the opportunity to try and begin a dialogue in order to establish a Sino-Vatican concordat.