US Fully Responsible for Air Collision: WitnessZhao Yu, a Chinese fighter pilot who witnessed the entire course of the US military plane's bumping into and damaging of a Chinese jet fighter Sunday morning, confirmed Friday that the US side is "fully responsible for the incident."  |  |
Missing Chinese Pilot's Wife Writes to BushRuan Guoqin, wife of Wang Wei, has spent the past six days pouring over the map of Hainan Island, where her husband disappeared, and collecting as much information on the event as she can in the hope of finding something that would give her a clue as to Wang's whereabouts. She wrote to US President George W. Bush Friday, appealing for peace and humanity. |  |
Wang Zhizhi Makes Impressive DebutChinese centre Wang Zhizhi became the first Asian player in the National Basketball Association, making an impressive debut for the Dallas Mavericks here on Thursday in a 108-94 win over Atlanta. Wang scored six points and pulled down three rebounds in eight minutes, hitting 2-of-5 from the field and both his free throw attempts as well as making two fouls before a sellout crowd of 18,187 at Reunion Arena. |  |
Jiang Zemin Held Talks with Chilean PresidentChinese President Jiang Zeming held talks with Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar in Chile presidential residence on April 6. |  |
Chinese President Honored as Distinguished Guest of SantiagoChinese President Jiang Zemin, who is on a state visit to Chile, was honored Friday as the distinguished guest of Santiago by the government of the capital city. |  |
British Foreign Secretary Offers Military Aid to Macedonia British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said Thursday that Britain will offer military aid to Macedonia in its fight against ethnic Albanian rebels, Mak-press reported in Skopje, capital of Macedonia. Britain wants to help Macedonia defeat the terrorists and will offer technology and equipment to Macedonia for sweeping mines, Cook said. |  |
US Uses Cold War Language in Spy Plane Incident: CastroCuban President Fidel Castro Ruz Thursday criticized the US government for using a "language typical of the Cold War" in the current standoff with China. The spy plane standoff demonstrated how the United States was increasingly displaying "a Cold War mentality" in search of "power politics and hegemony," but "the Chinese government and people will not be intimidated easily," said Castro in a speech at the 105th Inter-parliamentary Union conference. |  |
