China Presents Evidence Proving US WrongDuring the just-concluded Sino-US talks, China presented a large amount of evidence proving that it was the US plane that rammed into the Chinese fighter jet and caused the crash of the Chinese jet and the loss of the Chinese pilot, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhang Qiyue at a regular news briefing in Beijing April 19.US Pilots "Dangerous and Aggressive"Zhang showed reporters video footage that documented "dangerous and aggressive" flying by US pilots last year.Computer Generated SimulationShe also showed a computer simulation of the US EP-3E spy plane turning into the path of the Chinese fighter jet, ending with double impacts between the two.Analysis: US Caused the CollisionAn analysis of paint scrapes and antennae breakage suffered by the US plane prove that it caused the collision, Zhang said, adding that the Chinese evidence is "just the tip of the iceberg".The US plane, with left-airfoil antennae snapped, root-segment forepart raised, paint scrapes shown at the rear part of the airfoil tells that these had all been caused by the antennae snapped in a backward direction. If it were as alleged by the US pilot that the Chinese fighter had rammed from behind the US plane its antennae should be snapped in a forward rather than a backward manner. Facts prove that it was the US plane that rammed into the Chinese fighter from its rear. "From this evidence, we can see clearly that the collision was caused by the US side," said the spokesperson. US explanations that the Chinese pilot caused the crash are "totally baseless and riddled with holes," she said. |
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