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China allows US to inspect spy plane
China says it will allow U.S. personnel inspect a Navy spy plane at the military airport in southern China where it landed after colliding with a Chinese fighter jet, on April first.
The official Xinhua news agency also said the United States has agreed to consider making a payment to China in the wake of the collision, but did not say whether the payment was compensation.
Xinhua says the two sides will conduct more negotiations on the specific amount of the U.S. payment and the items to be covered.
Beijing's decision to allow an inspection of the EP-3E surveillance plane suggested that Chinese leaders are interested in easing tensions caused to China-U.S. relations by the collision and its aftermath.
The badly damaged U.S. plane made an emergency landing at Lingshui, on the southern Chinese island of Hainan, after the collision over the South China Sea.
China held the 24 U.S. crew members for 11 days while it sought an apology from Washington and released them only after protracted negotiations.
30/04/01 4:47:22 | ABC Radio Australia News
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