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US gets tougher with China over spy plane
American President George W. Bush's tough stance ahead of crucial talks with China over the spy plane crisis have won firm congressional backing in Washington.
US military and diplomatic officials are travelling to China for highly sensitive talks in Beijing on Wednesday aimed at resolving the drama over a collision between the American surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter two weeks ago.
Mr Bush's administration has warned it will ask China for the return of its plane, on Hainan Island after an emergency landing on April 1st, and for an explanation of why Chinese jets have been "harassing" US aircraft.
The 24-member crew of the US EP-3 surveillance plane arrived home in the continental United States on Saturday, after two days of debriefing in Hawaii following their release from China last week.
The US administration has taken a tougher stance against Beijing since its crew was freed, blaming Chinese pilot Wang Wei for causing the mid-air collision.
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16/04/01 6:06:37 | ABC Radio Australia News
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