And just when we thought the world might be getting just a little bit more
civilised.......
Two country sized ego's playing chicken, who woulda thunk it in the 21st
century....
Let's hope they can sort things out.....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ang�l Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 6 April 2001 2:14 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: FW: The Diplomacy of Sorry-China..
>
>
>
> "FOR THE CHINESE government, extracting an apology from the United States
> represents an important diplomatic goal and a matter of �face� or respect.
> For the Bush administration, making an apology would be admitting guilt,
> humbling the White House in the eyes of Asian countries and among
> conservative Republicans who want the United States to stand up to China.
> An apology would also carry legal weight, administration officials fear,
> with possible implications if China wanted to try the U.S.
> plane�s pilot, or
> press for compensation, or wrangle an agreement that the United
> States would
> cease flying surveillance planes close to China�s shores.
>
> �I think there�s a big difference,� an administration official
> said... Regret
> for the loss of the Chinese pilot�which Secretary of State Colin L. Powell
> expressed Wednesday and President Bush repeated yesterday��is fine. And
> apologizing is different.� "
>
> http://www.msnbc.com/msn/555617.asp
>
> :)
>
> Morning everybody..
>
> -Gel
>
>
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