51.   He offered assistance in finding the missing Chinese jet, one of two he said were shadowing the American plane when the collision happened.

52.   He said the U.S. spy plane rammed the Chinese jet.

53.   In the months before the incident, Chinese jets repeatedly harassed the slower American reconnaissance planes, reflecting Chinese displeasure over the U.S. information gathering activities.

54.   Pentagon officials contend that the Chinese jet flew too close.

55.   Rumsfeld said the American plane was flying straight and level over the South China Sea when it was struck by the Chinese jet.

56.   The Chinese jet crashed into the South China Sea and its pilot is presumed dead.

57.   The Chinese jet is missing and its pilot presumed dead.

58.   The breach occurred amid increased tensions following the collision of a Chinese military jet and a U.S. spy plane.

59.   The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement Sunday saying the U.S. plane veered suddenly into the Chinese jet.

60.   The Chinese jet plunged into the ocean and its pilot is presumed dead.