It appears credible that the opposition is winning. The U.S. believes the (Yugoslav) government ought to respect the will of the people.
We continue to strongly oppose the Israeli policy of targeted attacks, which in this case has led to the deaths of innocent civilians. We deeply regret and strongly deplore the killing of civilians.
We believe the official count represents manipulation and fraud.
We know that the Chinese authorities' views on Taiwan and human rights differ from ours,
the decision not to broadcast the full message was counterproductive.
We had a clear and explicit agreement with CCTV that the interview would be carried in its entirety. They chose to renege on that agreement.
highly provocative and makes effort to restore calm much more difficult.