Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(Pentagon: David Martin) The refusal of the Chinese government to allow American officials to contact 24 airmen who made an emergency landing in an American spy plane on Hainan Island, China, reported; details given of the issue of China's access to the plane's spy gear; animated digram shown of the collision with a Chinese jet. [President BUSH - the says crew and the plane should be returned.] [US Ambassador to China Joseph PRUEHER - says the plane is immune from search and seizure.] [US Pacific Command Commander-in-Chief Admiral Dennis BLAIR - says the faster-moving jet had the responsibility to get out of the slower aircraft's way.]

(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(Beijing: Barry Petersen) The response of the Chinese media and the people to the aircraft accident examined; details recalled of the United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in the war in Yugoslavia. [PRUEHER - comments.] [American Chamber of Commerce Timothy STRATFORD - says the issue should not cause a serious split.]

(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(White House: John Roberts) The White House response to the aircraft collision and the failure of the Chinese to allow communication with the plane's crew reported. [BUSH - says the Chinese are not following accepted diplomatic practice.] [Former United States Ambassador to China James SASSER - says the incident could have a bad effect on US-Chinese relations.]

(Studio: Dan Rather) Concerns about the movement of inland Chinese peasants toward more prosperous coastal cities reported.