Now that China has finally wrung the words it wanted to hear from the United States ("very sorry"), it promises to release the 24 crewmen from the spy plane as soon as travel plans are completed. Playing those diplomatic word games that seem idiotic to outsiders, the two superpowers have been mud wrestling over this one ever since the U.S. plane dinged a Chinese fighter plane in midair 11 days ago, sending the pilot to a watery grave. The Chinese say, however, that they'll be hanging on to the plane for a while longer. Maybe the seatbacks haven't been returned to their upright positions yet.
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Now that China has finally wrung the words it wanted to hear from the United States ("very sorry"), it promises to release the 24 crewmen from the spy plane as soon as travel plans are completed. Playing those diplomatic word games that seem idiotic to outsiders, the two superpowers have been mud wrestling over this one ever since the U.S. plane dinged a Chinese fighter plane in midair 11 days ago, sending the pilot to a watery grave. The Chinese say, however, that they'll be hanging on to the plane for a while longer. Maybe the seatbacks haven't been returned to their upright positions yet.
