1.   Americans were pleased when China returned not only the crew of the downed spy plane, but the plane itself in pieces large enough to be reassembled.

2.   Almost instinctively, they understood that their husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, could have been aboard the downed spy plane or another like it.

3.   Only three months ago, the two countries were snarling at each other over a downed American spy plane.

4.   The IOC members have increasingly developed an anti-North American stance that factors in issues like downed spy planes and periodic U.S. government antagonism.

5.   Meeting between U.S. diplomats and crew of downed spy plane under way, senior White House official says.