US spy plane's bumping into China's military aircraft in China's airspace is a "serious incident" involving spy activities, according to Kompas, the most influential Indonesia newspaper.
Kompas, with the largest circulation in Indonesia, said in an editorial that it is a serious incident because it involves surveillance and spy activities, which constitute a sensitive issue for state-to-state relationships.
"The US surveillance plane's reconnaissance flight over Chinese coastal areas certainly seeks the US military interests," it said.
It also noted that the collision has directly proved that the US is always conducting spy activities. Therefore, China's reaction to the US is quite reasonable.
(Xinhua 04/05/2001)
