STORY ON RELEASE OF U.S. CREW FRONT NEWSPAPER HEADLINE IN BEIJING, 2001-04-12 (photo)

A Beijing resident reads a newspaper April 12, 2001, in front of the local "Global Times" display which illustrates the news of China releasing 24 U.S. crew members. The photos are of Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (R) and U.S. Ambassador to China Joseph Prueher. The United States ended an 11-day crisis with China on Wednesday by saying it was "very sorry" a Chinese pilot died in a collision with its spy plane and "very sorry" the U.S. plane landed in China without permission. The Chinese characters on the headline, which quoted Chinese President Jiang Zemin's, say "the incident has not been fully settled". BY/PB