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Lauri,
The other accident I was referring to was the accidental bombing of one of
their embassys last year.
Thanks for your input.
Cherisa
>From: Lori Baumgardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Cherisa Templeton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [Winona] Re: China
>Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 10:07:35 -0500
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>
>Cherisa,
>
>Nightline reported the other night that the U.S. has been flying spy planes
>in and around Chinese airspace for years in order to get them to activate
>their air defense systems, from which we would then collect
>information. The Chinese would scramble their scout planes, which would
>often fly wing-tip to wing-tip with our spy planes in a sort of cat and
>mouse game. It's the same thing the U.S. and Russia used to do in the Cold
>War.
>
>Well, this time, a U.S. spy plane and a Chinese scout jet flew too close
>and collided. The Chinese scout jet disappeared and has presumed to have
>crashed, the pilot presumed dead. The U.S. plane made an emergency landing
>at an air base on a Chinese island.
>
>What the DoD is concerned about is the high tech, classified, equipment on
>board the plane getting into the hands of the Chinese. The air crew is
>trained to destroy all such files and computers in the event of a landing
>in "enemy" territory. Officials have reported that the air crew radioed in
>the emergency landing and said that armed Chinese soldiers were boarding
>the plane just as the transmission ended.
>
>I'm not aware of any other accidents with China of late. Did I miss
>something? Could you elaborate? I do think there have been an awful lot
>of military plane accidents, though. And, of course, there was the
>submarine collision with the Japanese ship.
>
>I'm not familiar with the intricacies of international diplomacy, but it
>seems that U.S. and Chinese authorities are taking a hardline stance; out
>of stubborness, pride, strategy, all of the above or what, I don't know.
>
>
>Lori Baumgardt
>Winona
>
>
>At 08:26 AM 4/4/01, Cherisa Templeton wrote:
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>>Hello,
>>
>>I'd like to add a topic-what's going on with our plane and service people
>>in China. I missed the initial story- I know our plane collided with one
>>of theirs in the air- but does anyone know why? Was it accidental, or
>>were they trying to knock us down? It seems to me like we've had a few
>>too many "accidents" where China is concerned and it makes me
>>nervous. How do you all feel about how Bush/Powell are handling this?
>>
>>Cherisa Templeton
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