Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Stephen Frazier) Report introduced.

(State Department: Andrea Koppel) The continuing standoff between the US and China over an American spy plane and 24 crew members featured; photograph shown of the damaged spy plane in China. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - says he has expressed regrets over the death of Chinese pilot Wang Wei.] [Chinese Ambassador to United States YANG Jeichi - says the US should say "sorry".] [Vice President Dick CHENEY - says the United States should not apologize.] [Senators John WARNER, Christopher DODD - say there should be no apology.] [National Security Advisor Condoleezza RICE - says a longer standoff will damage US-China relations.]

(Studio: Stephen Frazier) Plans for President Bush to respond to Wang's widow Ruan Guoqin's letter reported.

(Beijing: Rebecca MacKinnon) The response in China to the standoff examined; details given of the apparent hardening of China's stand against the US. [US embassy defense attache Brigadier General Neal SEALOCK - says the crew members are doing well.] [US Ambassador to China Joseph PRUEHER - says everyone is working for the crew's release.] [Political analyst WANG Xiaodong(thru translator) - says different parts of the Chinese government hold differing views.] [University of California at Los Angeles Richard BAUM - says nobody can rule China without the support of the Army.]