Sorry not sorry --- At no point does the letter appear to issue an apology for the incident. However, smart move by the US to not use the word which the Chinese would usually associate with an apology. They rather went with a word that would merely express some sense of compassion. I have been fortunate to undertake my studies in mandarin to observe (with objectivity) that the Chinese are brilliant linguists. In order to save face, the Chinese press may well easily juggle the words & sentences to imply responsibility from the US of A.

Source author: Hervé Pool erve619@gmail.com