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...about half as fast as and far less nimble than the Chinese jet. The collision had occurred about 70 miles off China's coast; China considers its sovereign airspace to extend 200 miles offshore, even though international agreements recognize only 12 miles. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao declared that the plane had violated Chinese airspace, landed without permission and thus lost its sovereign immunity--so the Chinese government would be perfectly within its rights to go aboard to try to figure out the reason for the intrusion...
...about half as fast as and far less nimble than the Chinese jet. The collision had occurred about 70 miles off China's coast; China considers its sovereign airspace to extend 200 miles offshore, even though international agreements recognize only 12 miles. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao declared that the plane had violated Chinese airspace, landed without permission and thus lost its sovereign immunity - so the Chinese government would be perfectly within its rights go aboard to try to figure out the reason for the intrusion...
...within an hour on Monday urged the Chinese to send the plane home without "further tampering" - is unlikely to earn brownie points with a U.S. administration that sees China as a strategic rival, rather than as a strategic partner (as President Clinton described Beijing). Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao poured scorn on the U.S. claim of plane's sovereignty on Tuesday, telling reporters, "If this plane is sovereign American territory, how did it land in China...
...about half as fast as and far less nimble than the Chinese jet. The collision had occurred about 110 km off China's coast; China considers its sovereign airspace to extend 320 km offshore, even though international agreements recognize only 19 km. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao declared that the plane had violated Chinese airspace, landed without permission and thus lost its sovereign immunity?so the Chinese government would be perfectly within its rights to go aboard to try to figure out the reason for the intrusion...
...mainland, demanding that Beijing treat the island as an equal. This "clarification" to Beijing's ears seemed touchily close to a declaration of independence. China, which has always vowed to keep hold of Taiwan by force if necessary, responded with a verbal fusillade. Warned Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao: "Don't underestimate the courage and force of the Chinese people to oppose Taiwan independence...