EP-3 leftover

Wolfowitz holds talks with top Chinese general
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz met yesterday with a top
Chinese general and other military officials amid growing concern over
the rapid buildup of Chinese military forces.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...5513-1873r.htm

http://www.washtimes.com/national/inring.htm
EP-3 leftover
U.S.-Chinese military relations are still strained from the
aftermath of the April 2001 midair collision between a U.S. EP-3
surveillance aircraft and a Chinese F-8 jet over international waters
near China. Defense officials said that despite the resumption of the
Defense Consultative Talks - the latest round was held yesterday -
the EP-3 incident has not been completely resolved. The 23-member U.S.
crew of the EP-3 made an emergency landing at a Chinese military base
on Hainan island. Instead of getting help, the Americans were promptly
imprisoned by Chinese troops and held for 11 days. The Chinese then
stripped the aircraft of its equipment and cut up the plane so it could
be brought back to the United States in pieces. The final indignity was
Beijing's demand that the United States pay China $1 million. When the
Pentagon responded to the demand by presenting a check for $63,000 to
Chinese officials, the check was refused. It is still sitting in the
Pentagon, we are told. The payment dispute did not come up during the
visit yesterday of a delegation of Chinese military officials led by
Lt. Gen. Xiong Guangkai, deputy chief of the general staff. Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday declined to meet with Gen.
Xiong, the third time he has turned down a meeting with the general.
The U.S. side was represented in the talks by Douglas Feith,
undersecretary of defense for policy.

What really is a slap in the face is that PR-32 is flying the same
tracks and missions as the day the "accident", as we speak.

On 29 Apr 2005 07:50:03 -0700, "
wrote:

Wolfowitz holds talks with top Chinese general
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz met yesterday with a top
Chinese general and other military officials amid growing concern over
the rapid buildup of Chinese military forces.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...5513-1873r.htm

http://www.washtimes.com/national/inring.htm
EP-3 leftover
U.S.-Chinese military relations are still strained from the
aftermath of the April 2001 midair collision between a U.S. EP-3
surveillance aircraft and a Chinese F-8 jet over international waters
near China. Defense officials said that despite the resumption of the
Defense Consultative Talks - the latest round was held yesterday -
the EP-3 incident has not been completely resolved. The 23-member U.S.
crew of the EP-3 made an emergency landing at a Chinese military base
on Hainan island. Instead of getting help, the Americans were promptly
imprisoned by Chinese troops and held for 11 days. The Chinese then
stripped the aircraft of its equipment and cut up the plane so it could
be brought back to the United States in pieces. The final indignity was
Beijing's demand that the United States pay China $1 million. When the
Pentagon responded to the demand by presenting a check for $63,000 to
Chinese officials, the check was refused. It is still sitting in the
Pentagon, we are told. The payment dispute did not come up during the
visit yesterday of a delegation of Chinese military officials led by
Lt. Gen. Xiong Guangkai, deputy chief of the general staff. Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday declined to meet with Gen.
Xiong, the third time he has turned down a meeting with the general.
The U.S. side was represented in the talks by Douglas Feith,
undersecretary of defense for policy.