A chartered
jet with 24 crew members of a U.S. Navy plane took
off April 12 from Hainan Island, China bringing to an
end a tense 12 day negotiation between U.S. and Chinese
diplomats.
The release of the U.S. Navy crew occured after the U.S.
expressed regret for the collision
between the Chinese fighter jet and U.S. spy plane and
the subsequent emergency landing in China.
The crew has now been released, with
Chinese and U.S. negotiators agreeing on the details
for dismantling and flying home the crippled plane.
Beijing hopes that ties with Washington, which were
badly strained by the incident, can now improve.
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