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Ambassador Prueher's Letter To China

Thursday, 12 April 2001, 10:00 am | US State Department

The White House early April 11 released the official text of a letter from U.S. Ambassador Joseph Prueher to China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tang Jiaxuan in which steps were outlined "to resolve this issue." More >>

President Bush Urges Chinese To Resolve Issue

Wednesday, 11 April 2001, 11:12 am | US State Department

White House Report on China Situation, April 10 (Defense Attache holds 5th meeting with U.S. crew members) More >>

Officials Say Apology to China is Not Appropriate

Tuesday, 10 April 2001, 9:39 am | US State Department

Washington -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Colin Powell said April 8 that the United States will not offer an apology to China stemming from a midair collision between a Chinese F-8 fighter jet and a U.S. Navy EP-3E (ARIES ... More >>

Bush: Damage to US-China Relations Increases Daily

Tuesday, 10 April 2001, 9:36 am | US State Department

President Bush told reporters at the top of a meeting with his cabinet members at the White House April 9 that he had "just talked to General Sealock, who had a good visit with all 24 crew members" on Hainan Island. More >>

Senator Hillary Clinton on U.S.-China Air Accident

Saturday, 7 April 2001, 7:04 pm | US State Department

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat from New York) says she fully supports President Bush's efforts to obtain an immediate release of U.S. men and women who have been "wrongfully detained" in China. More >>

Secretary Rumsfeld Says Returning Crew Is Priority

Friday, 6 April 2001, 9:54 am | US State Department

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he is "heartened by the good spirits and health of the 24 men and women in the crew" of the Navy reconnaissance plane involved in a collision with a Chinese jet fighter over the South China Sea April ... More >>

Bush Expresses Regret Over Missing Chinese Pilot

Friday, 6 April 2001, 9:50 am | US State Department

Transcript: Bush Q&A on China at Newspaper Editors Convention (President says he wants "good relations," but China has to act) More >>

Powell Expresses Regret Over Loss Of Chinese Pilot

Thursday, 5 April 2001, 9:54 am | US State Department

We regret that the Chinese plane did not get down safely, and we regret the loss of the life of that Chinese pilot. But now we need to move on and we need to bring this to a resolution, and we're using every avenue available to us to talk to the ... More >>

Bush Again Calls for Prompt Release of U.S. Crew

Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 10:13 am | US State Department

President Bush called on the Beijing government to arrange the prompt return of the U.S. crew and aircraft that made an emergency landing on the Chinese island of Hainan March 31 following a collision with a Chinese fighter jet. More >>

Foreign Military Aircraft Landings Under Intl. Law

Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 10:12 am | US State Department

Following is the text of a question taken at the April 2 regular State Department briefing; an answer was posted April 3: More >>

Powell Hopes Meeting Leads to Return of U.S. Plane

Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 10:10 am | US State Department

Secretary of State Colin Powell said he hopes the meeting of U.S. diplomats with the crew of a U.S. aircraft forced to make an emergency landing on the Chinese island of Hainan signals the beginning of the end of the incident. More >>

Senate Chairman Calls for Return of U.S. Crew

Tuesday, 3 April 2001, 9:29 am | US State Department

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the March 31 incident involving a U.S. aircraft and a Chinese fighter plane could have been avoided "if Chinese pilots had respected the laws of international airspace." More >>

International Relations Chairman Urges Release

Tuesday, 3 April 2001, 9:27 am | US State Department

China should immediately release the crew of the U.S. aircraft that made an emergency landing on Hainan Island March 31 and return all U.S. equipment, Henry J. Hyde, chairman of the House International Relations Committee, said in an April 2 press release. More >>

Chinese Fighter Aircraft Intercept American Plane

Tuesday, 3 April 2001, 9:26 am | US State Department

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii - At approximately 8:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Saturday, March 31, (9:15 a.m. Sunday local time in China) in international waters, a U.S. Navy EP-3 maritime patrol aircraft on a routine surveillance mission over the South ... More >>

Bush Calls on China to Grant Access to U.S. Plane

Tuesday, 3 April 2001, 9:23 am | US State Department

President George W. Bush says he is "troubled by the lack of a timely Chinese response" to a request for access to the U.S. crew and aircraft that made an emergency landing on Hainan Island, China March 31. More >>

US Navy Admiral Describes Aircraft Incident

Tuesday, 3 April 2001, 8:16 am | US State Department

Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:23:49 -0400 Transcript: Navy Admiral Describes Aircraft Incident In South China Sea (Expresses concern over delay in allowing crew members to contact units) Admiral Dennis C. Blair, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Command, addressed ... More >>