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Thursday, 5 April, 2001, 09:26 GMT 10:26 UK
In pictures: China crisis
A war of words has broken out between China and the United States following Sunday's mid-air collision between a US spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet.
The US plane and crew remain stranded on Chinese soil after an emergency landing, while the pilot of the Chinese fighter is missing after it crashed into the sea.
![]() Satellite photos show the spy plane is still on the runway at Hainan Island
![]() Earlier pictures from Chinese television showed it sustained heavy damage in the mid-air collision
![]() China continues to carry out a massive search for the pilot of its downed plane
![]() In the US, relatives of the spy plane's 24 crew members are waiting anxiously for news
![]() American embassy officials in Beijing report that the crew are in good health
![]() Across China, there have been angry denunciations of the US
![]() There have been several arrests during the demonstrations
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