She said the evidence was shown to a U. S. negotiating team during five hours of talks on Wednesday and Thursday at which Beijing repeated its demand that Washington stop surveillance flights near its coastal waters. The Bush administration has called the collision an accident. It insists the American pilot did not break the law because the plane was flying in international airspace. China blames the U.S. plane, saying it suddenly rammed the Chinese jet. The U.S. plane is believed to be at the Hainan Island air base where it made its emergency landing.
Satellite photos indicate China is examining the aircraft's top secret surveillance equipment.
Talks resumed Thursday only after U.S. Ambassador Joseph Prueher won a promise from Chinese officials to discuss the return of the American plane. Reuters Chief U.S. negotiator Peter Verga Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Peter F. Verga, leader of the eight-member U.S. team, sounded a positive note after the meeting ended. The U.S. Embassy would not say what Prueher told Chinese officials. On Thursday outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, a lone protester shouted against U.S. espionage for a few minutes before police stopped him. China has accused the United States of duplicity in taking a harder line since winning the release of the plane's 24 crew members.