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To: JohnG who wrote (32690)	6/19/1999 8:43:00 AM
From: JohnG	Respond to of 152472

On China--It will be fixed, but indulgences may be required. Friday, June 18, 1999 Beijing tells US to fix relations No comment: American envoy Thomas Pickering after his meeting in Beijing. REUTERS Updated at 12.55pm: China said on Friday it still values ties with the United States despite rejecting an official US explanation that the bombing of Beijing's embassy in Belgrade was a mistake based on intelligence blunders. But Beijing said ''principles'' came first in Sino-US ties, and left it up to Washington to sort out the severely strained relationship. ''China attaches importance to the development of Sino-US ties, which is in line with the fundamental interests of the peoples of the two countries and beneficial to world peace, stability and development,'' a front-page commentary in the People's Daily said. But ''principles must be upheld'', the commentary said. ''The development of Sino-US ties must be based on the basic norms for international relations - especially the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and non-interference in each others's internal affairs,'' it said. On Thursday, China rebuffed an explanation by US envoy Thomas Pickering that the May 7 Nato bombing was a result of outdated maps, faulty databases and violations of standard targetting procedures by intelligence officers. ''The Chinese side refuted this report and so far the explanations by the US side are not convincing,'' Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said in a statement. The bombing, which killed three Chinese journalists and injured 20 people, sparked nationwide anti-US and anti-Nato protests. The People's Daily said China's response to the embassy bombing had been ''rational and restrained''. In a sign of fairness that contrasted with weeks of virulent anti-US rhetoric in the state media, the commentary listed the key points of the US explanation. But it also laid out China's rebuttal point by point, emphasising how Beijing had demolished the US explanation. Besides an explanation, the US must make sufficient compensation for loss of life and property and punish those responsible for the bombing, the commentary said. ''This is the only way to create necessary conditions and an atmosphere for returning bilateral relations to a normal track,'' it said. ''We will wait and see if the US take such a step,'' it said.

To: JohnG who wrote (32690)	6/19/1999 8:48:00 AM
From: JohnG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

China II--US view Saturday, June 19, 1999 Explanation of 'terrible mistake' should be sufficient, says US AGENCIES in Washington US special envoy Thomas Pickering has provided China with sufficient explanations that Nato's bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade was a mistake but the mission has failed to convince Beijing, a State Department official has acknowledged. The United States promised to compensate the families of three Chinese journalists who were killed and those injured to make amends. "We believe that the information Ambassador Pickering provided is sufficient to demonstrate that the bombing was a terrible mistake," spokesman James Foley said. Beijing on Thursday rejected the explanation from US Under-Secretary of State Mr Pickering, which Xinhua said was "by no means acceptable to the Chinese Government and people". Mr Foley said the US "did not expect there to be a change in [Beijing's] attitude merely upon the presentation of the report". He indicated that the US had no intention of sending another mission to China. "We would expect the Chinese will have an opportunity to study [the report] further," he said. "We will have to see where we go from here." The spokesman said the US and China would also be discussing the issues relating to personal losses and property damage through normal diplomatic channels. Mr Foley said Mr Pickering announced Washington's commitment to providing payment to the families of those killed and to the injured. He also said he hoped the department would soon release the report Mr Pickering presented to China. Privately, US officials said they believed Sino-US relations would resume a semblance of normality eventually because the two countries share too many interests, including their mutual support for Chinese membership of the World Trade Organisation. Related Stories: CHINA - MAIN Village still trades on Clinton visit despite bombing Print a copy Send this article to a friend