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Article: China Unmoved by CIA Sanctions Over Embassy Attack
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- The Washington Post
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- April 11, 2000
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China expressed strong dissatisfaction today with CIA disciplinary
action taken against several employees in connection with the bombing
of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade and once again rejected U.S.
conclusions that human error caused the attack.
Beijing said it was not appeased by Saturday's announcement that
the CIA had fired one intelligence officer and reprimanded six
managers for errors that the agency said led to the May 7 attack. The
blast killed three Chinese citizens, injured 20 others and severely
damaged U.S.-China relations.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao repeated the Chinese
government's demand for a thorough investigation, punishment of those
responsible and a ...