In an interview with Xinhua, Yum said that the collision of a US surveillance plane with a Chinese fighter jet last Sunday and its landing on China's territory without permission by the Chinese side have fully exposed its hegemony. The US has seriously violated the international laws and Chinese laws.

He added that on behalf of the association, he demanded the US government take the incident seriously and take full responsibilities.

He warned the US government not to do anything harmful to the world peace and to the normal relationship established by China and the United States.

He affirmed that his association firmly supports the solemn and just stand of the Chinese government. The US should adopt a positive and practical approach and apologize to the Chinese people.

On April 1, a US EP-3 surveillance plane bumped into a Chinese jet fighter off the coast of Hainan Island in the South China Sea. The Chinese fighter crashed and its pilot is still missing.

(People's Daily 04/09/2001)