China Tells Bush Barred Ship Misunderstanding – Reuters

From Reuters, via MSN News UK:

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told President George W. Bush on Wednesday that Beijing’s refusal to let a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier into Hong Kong was a “misunderstanding,” the White House said. The Defence Department said it had issued a formal complaint to China and that

Beijing still had not provided sufficient explanation for blocking the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, and eight ships travelling with it, entry to Hong Kong for a long-planned Thanksgiving holiday visit. Bush brought up the issue with China’s foreign minister in a meeting at the White House. [Full Text]