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Apologies matter to China. A few from recent history ... In 2001, a US navy aircraft collided with a Chinese military fighter jet off the southern coast of China. The Chinese pilot was killed in the collision and the US aircraft was forced to land on... ...full story at James Reynolds

from James Reynolds on Thu, Feb 12 2009

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