41.   Chinese jets patrolling borders are suspected of sinking the vessel.

42.   Chinese President Jiang Zemin stood by demands that the United States apologize for the crash of a Chinese jet.

43.   China blames the U.S. plane, saying it suddenly rammed the Chinese jet.

44.   China blames the U.S. plane, saying it rammed the Chinese jet.

45.   China says the American pilot caused the crash by suddenly veering into the Chinese jet, one of two sent up to follow the plane into Chinese airspace.

46.   Chinese officials accused the U.S. pilot of ramming the fighter, while Washington says the nimbler Chinese jet accidentally struck the larger American plane.

47.   China accuses the U.S. pilot of ramming its fighter, while Washington says the nimbler Chinese jet accidentally struck the larger American plane.

48.   During the series of airborne confrontations, a Chinese jet crashed after colliding with a U.S. spy plane, killing the Chinese pilot and disabling the U.S. plane.

49.   He also stood by earlier demands that the United States apologize for the crash of a Chinese jet.

50.   He also saw what was left of the fiery Chinese jet.