1.   Although the downed Chinese pilot has been the focus of much of the media attention in China, few of the people interviewed Thursday mentioned him unless asked.

2.   American officials have described the Chinese pilot as having a record of dangerous harassing tactics.

3.   American military officials have described the Chinese pilot as having a record of dangerous harassing tactics.

4.   American officials have squarely placed blame for the collision on the dead Chinese pilot, Wang Wei.

5.   Are the crew victims of the actions of a daredevil Chinese pilot or are they heroes?

6.   Ashworth said he thinks it likely the Chinese pilot caused the collision.

7.   A second Chinese pilot on the scene said he saw Wang Wei parachute out of his craft, but an exhaustive search proved fruitless.

8.   Bush repeated it, adding on Thursday that the Chinese pilot and his family were in his prayers.

9.   Bush embraced the effort, carefully expressing various forms of regret for the disappearance of the Chinese pilot who collided with the US plane.

10.   Chinese officials and citizens also charge that Americans, in their zeal to free the unharmed crew members, have shown little concern for the lost Chinese pilot.