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US-China Relations / Planes Collision Talks / Yan Interview #438921

CNN Evening News for Tuesday, Apr 17, 2001
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.

(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The US-China fight over air flights on the eve of talks in Beijing featured; United States Navy video shown of Chinese jet flights, including pilot Wang Wei holding up an e-mail address. [Pentagon spokesman R/Admiral Craig QUIGLEY - says the issue is China's overly aggressive flying.]

(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.

(State Department: Andrea Koppel) The background to US-China negotiations featured; details given of the issues of the sale of guided missile destroyers to Taiwan, United States hopes of getting the EP-3 plane back and future surveillance flights.

(Washington: Wolf Blitzer; Beijing: Rebecca MacKinnon) The Chinese reaction to President Bush's administration's stance on the planes collision and the future of United States surveillance flights discussed.

(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Interview held with Tsinghua University's Yan Xuetong; United States Navy footage shown of Chinese flights. [YAN - says there is no real evidence that China was responsible for the accident when the United States was spying; adds that China's goal is to stop surveillance flights.]

Reporter(s):
Blitzer, Wolf;
Koppel, Andrea;
MacKinnon, Rebecca;
McIntyre, Jamie
Duration:
00:08:00

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