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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The diplomatic nuances in the standoff between the United States and China reported. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - says we regret the loss of the life of the Chinese pilot.] [China ambassador to United States YANG Jiechi - says the United States should take full responsibility and make an apology.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says the accident took place over international waters.]
(State Department: Andrea Koppel) The diplomatic exchange between the United States and China and why the United States will not apologize for the plane accident reviewed; details given from Powell's personal letter to Yang aimed at getting action from the Chinese government.
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) Pentagon report that the EP-3 plane's crew destroyed information and equipment before landing featured; satellite photo shown of the plane in Hainan. [YANG - says China has the right to investigate the plane.] [Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Tom McINERNY - says the surveillance plane just follows a route.] The timeline of what likely happened prior to the collision and afterwards reviewed.
(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced. {Note: audio problems in Beijing report.}
(Beijing: Rebecca MacKinnon) The view from China about the latest diplomatic developments over the United States plane, including what the Chinese people and media are expressing about the United States intentions towards China, reviewed.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Interview held with Senator Richard Shelby about the diplomatic standoff with China over the plane collision. [Earlier, China ambassador to United States YANG Jiechi - says China has every right to carry out an investigation of the collision and that the United States should apologize to China because it is our aircraft that was lost.] [On Capitol Hill, SHELBY - says the United States should not apologize because we have not done anything wrong in this accident; claims China is holding our airmen as "hostages," because they are being held against their will by the Chinese government; suggests Congress should back President Bush, who is commander- in-chief and we should be careful about our relations with China; says we don't know yet how damaging the situation is with the intelligence aboard the surveillance plane; affirms the United States has a right to operate in international air space and that United States Congressmen will not go to visit China this spring.]
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Report introduced.
(Washington: David Ensor) The sensitive intelligence equipment aboard the EP-3 surveillance plane forced to land in China after a collision and the extent of the loss to the United States with the plane in China examined; scenes shown of the plane's "box." [National Security Agency David WARD - explains how the device can be disabled.] Photo shown of the damaged plane on the ground in China.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) China's arrest of Chinese-born United States scholar Gao Zhan on spy charges reported; photograph shown.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) The Senate vote to cut billions from President Bush's tax cut and House approval of a plan to eliminate the estate tax reported.
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(Washington: Wolf Blitzer) Texas jury finding that Ford Motor Company did not design a faulty vehicle that resulted in a rollover accident reported.
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