Word: collisional
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Everyone had a job to do onboard the dying Navy reconnaissance plane when it began to fall out of the sky. The two pilots up front were trying to save the aircraft, while the other 22 crew members in back were trying to destroy what was inside it. Two Chinese...
By the time news of the harrowing collision became public, a similar drill was being repeated in Washington and Beijing. Some on the front lines of the U.S.-China relationship were trying to save it, while others in the back seemed intent on blowing it up. Neither country was able...
The Administration's initial response was to stay cool, keep quiet, give the Chinese room to move. "The message to the Chinese," says a White House official, "was, 'Guys, this is a very unfortunate incident. We'd like to get it wrapped up as quickly as possible, because if we...
What protocols would the U.S. like to establish for such flights to avoid a recurrence of the collision?
Bush administration hawks: Taken out of the game To their credit, those in the Bush administration who had taken the toughest anti-China stand stood back and let the doves handle this one. The outcome may be a victory for diplomacy and the dovish policy of engagement with the leadership...