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...ancestors, but I'd be a liar if I said that as a white American I haven't somehow indirectly benefited from that evil institution. I have no connection to slavery, but I regret that it happened in a country that I believe in and call home. Please accept my apology for slavery...
...commission sided with its investigators' recommendation and refused to accept the payment of a fine in lieu of the suspension, citing the Grille's "excessive history of violations...
...very limited set of actions to which its "very sorry" applies. Any sign of contrition was sufficient, because in the end both sides need to move on to more important questions. And besides, creative ambiguity has always been at the center of U.S.-China relations. Did the U.S. actually accept Beijing's "One China" policy back in the Nixon days, recognizing China and Taiwan as part of the same entity? Well, the English phrase was "acknowledge," but the Chinese translation was chegren, implying acceptance...
...complexity of Beijing's power structure and the limits of Jiang's authority. At home, the government-controlled media are spinning the outcome as a victory for China, but it's not yet clear whether the military and other hard-liners in the corridors of power will accept that interpretation of events. In China's arcane domestic politics, the spin on Jiang's handling of the spy-plane incident may ultimately depend on short-term developments in more serious areas of U.S.-China conflict, such as over weapon sales to Taiwan...
...have mercy, keepers of the celestial hive! Take back thy campaign contributions! But stay the hand of thy anger, we beseech. Graciously condescend to accept these bleatings...