From PBS' Online Newshour. From the National Security Archives. Also see President Bush's statement on the agreement with China. Quigley declined to describe the extent of the loss from the April 1 incident that strained U.S.-Chinese relations.
China has yet to surrender the plane despite U.S. insistence that it be returned.
Goss called for a resumption of the flights but not before some procedural changes are instituted. The 24 Americans were released after 11 days. On Wednesday, Bush vowed to used whatever force is necessary to defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China. Chen told reporters on Thursday. This is a disgrace and China should not be allowed to get away with it,'' Bonior wrote.