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Spy Plane
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  U.S. spy plane lands in China  Map of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
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  U.S. mission to recover plane, crew U.S. diplomats have landed on Hainan Island to negotiate the return of a spy plane and its crew
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China grants access to plane crew 3 U.S. diplomats granted permission to make contact with 24 crew members of a downed spy plane
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| Apr.3 |
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Chinese board U.S. plane Chinese military officials removed equipment from plane despite protests. The U.S. considers the plane sovereign territory
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U.S. spy crew destroyed gear China asked for an apology over the collision. United States has refused to apologize
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| Apr.5 |
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China questions U.S. crew China has welcomed a U.S. regret over the loss of a Chinese pilot but is keeping up calls for an apology
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| Apr.11 |
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U.S. spy plane crew released| The 24 detained in China for 11 days have landed on Guam on their way to Hawai | |
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| Apr.12 |
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Spy plane crew arrive in Hawaii All in good health
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| Apr.29 |
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U.S. can inspect spy plane| China will let U.S. officials examine the damaged surveillance plane. U.S. refuse to pay to settle the dispute | |
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| Apr.30 |
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U.S. inspection team due in China A U.S. team is on its way to inspect a downed $80 million surveillance aircraft
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| May.5 |
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Plane inspection completed| U.S. technicians has left China after completing inspection of a crippled Navy spy plane | |
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| May.8 |
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China says spy plane cannot fly Foreign Ministry spokesman has said it is impossible for the damaged U.S. Navy plane to be flown home
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| Jul.5 |
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Damaged U.S. spy plane arrives A disassembled Navy plane arrived at a military air base after 3 months in China
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U.S. version of plane costs rejected| China rejects as inadaquate a U.S. offer of $34,576 to pay for the costs of recovering a surveillance plane | |
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