21.   Officials at the Chinese embassy could not be reached for comment.

22.   Republicans focused suspicion on the fact that Huang, as a Commerce Department official, was in touch with the Chinese embassy.

23.   Protesters held a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese embassy.

24.   Some diplomats also viewed it as payback of a sort for the inadvertent bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.

25.   Talks on arms and other topics were suspended after the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade by NATO, but have gradually been reopened.

26.   The accidental bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade accelerated this plaint.

27.   The Chinese embassy had long ago invited Powell, diplomats and members of Congress to a party welcoming Yang Jiechi as the new Chinese ambassador to Washington.

28.   The Chinese embassy in New Delhi demanded that India should prevent the spiritual leader of six million Tibetans from conducting political activities under the guise of a birthday celebration.

29.   The Chinese media have been restrained compared to the inflammatory headlines and gory photos published after the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade two years ago.

30.   The bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade Friday was likely to complicate the hopes of winning a Security Council resolution mandating a security force.