>> >>Early this morning, students in ChengDu, a Southwest city of China, >>send an >>apology letter to President Clinton and the American people for the >>accident >>of burning down the US consulate in that city days ago: >> >>We, the students in ChengDu, hereby sincerely express our deep sorrow to >>the US goverment. We were participating a rubbish-cleaning campaign in >>the >>last few days, and wanted to burn some trash. But because of an >>outdated >>intellegence, we burned your consulate by mistake. The city map of >>Chendu >>of 1972 shows that your consulate location was a trash dump. This >>accident >>was caused by inaccurate information and false operation. Please trust >>us, it was not our intention to burn your consulate. We will look >>forward >>for a good relationship between us in the future. >> >>However, we still have to carry on our rubbish-cleaning campaign in a >>deeper order. we will try our best to avoid such accidents happen again, >>and we appologize for this terrible mistake, we are deeply sorry. This >>is >>abolutely a tragic mistake. >> >>Sincerely, >>Student representive >> ><html> ><font size=3>Chinese students have some humors. --xp<br> ><br> >>Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 14:41:43 -0700<br> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Fabian Fang)<br> >>Subject: FYI: Chengdu Students' Apology<br> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br> >>Organization: CSU Bakersfield<br> >>X-Gateway: NASTA Gate 2.0 beta 3 for FirstClass(R)<br> >><br> >>Early this morning, students in ChengDu, a Southwest city of >China,<br> >>send an<br> >>apology letter to President Clinton and the American people for >the<br> >>accident<br> >>of burning down the US consulate in that city days ago:<br> >><br> >>We, the students in ChengDu, hereby sincerely express our deep sorrow >to<br> >>the US goverment. We were participating a rubbish-cleaning >campaign in<br> >>the<br> >>last few days, and wanted to burn some trash. But because of >an<br> >>outdated<br> >>intellegence, we burned your consulate by mistake. The city map >of<br> >>Chendu<br> >>of 1972 shows that your consulate location was a trash dump. >This<br> >>accident<br> >>was caused by inaccurate information and false operation. Please >trust<br> >>us, it was not our intention to burn your consulate. We will >look<br> >>forward<br> >>for a good relationship between us in the future.<br> >><br> >>However, we still have to carry on our rubbish-cleaning campaign in >a<br> >>deeper order. we will try our best to avoid such accidents happen >again,<br> >>and we appologize for this terrible mistake, we are deeply >sorry. This<br> >>is<br> >>abolutely a tragic mistake.<br> >><br> >>Sincerely,<br> >>Student representive<br> >> </font><br> ></html> >