1.   Beijing has demanded an end to the routine surveillance flights, which have been targeted for more aggressive buzzing and shadowing operations by Chinese fighters in recent months.

2.   A U.S. Navy spy plane on a routine surveillance mission near the Chinese coast collided with a Chinese fighter jet that was closely tailing it on Sunday.

3.   Chinese fighter jets have flown dangerously close to U.S. reconnaissance planes several times in recent months, prompting complaints from American officials.

4.   Moreover, military officials warn that sending an escort along could ultimately result in a clash, even an inadvertent one, with Chinese fighters chasing the reconnaissance plane.

5.   One engine was knocked out entirely by the collision with the Chinese fighter, which crashed into the sea, and another propeller was damaged.

6.   One engine was knocked out entirely by the collision with the Chinese fighter plane, which crashed into the sea, and another propeller was damaged.

7.   Secretary of State Colin Powell expresses regret over the death of the pilot of the Chinese fighter jet that collided Sunday with the spy plane.

8.   She said she learned of the downed U.S. plane shortly after its interception by Chinese fighter jets Saturday, but did not know her brother was aboard.

9.   The Chinese fighter and its pilot are still missing in the South China Sea.

10.   The Chinese fighter fell into the sea and its pilot, identified as Wang Wei, is presumed dead.