2008 Summer Olympics torch relay:

On April 17, Xinhua condemned what it called "biased coverage of the Lhasa riots and the Olympic torch relay by the U.S.-based Cable News Network (CNN)". The same day, the Chinese government called on CNN to "apologise" for having allegedly insulted the Chinese people, and for "attempting to incite the Chinese people against the government". CNN issued a statement on April 14, responded to China over 'thugs and goons' comment by Jack Cafferty.

Please answer a question about this article. If the question is unanswerable, say "unanswerable". Who wanted CNN to apologize for its insult to Chinese people?
the Chinese government