[20000412]RS20547_中国驻贝尔格莱德大使馆爆炸案：补偿问题.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20547Updated April 12, 2000Chinese Embassy Bombing in Belgrade:Compensation Issues Kerry DumbaughSpecialist in Asian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryU.S. and Chinese officials have reached agreement on compensation paymentsarising out of the May 7, 1999 NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Inthe first of these agreements, on August 25, 1999, the United States made a “voluntaryhumanitarian payment”of $4.5 million to the families of the 3 killed and to the 27 injuredas a result of the bombing. On December 16, 1999, U.S. and Chinese officialsannounced they had agreed that the United States would seek funding for $28 million incompensation for damage to the Chinese Embassy facility, and that China would pay$2.87 million in compensation for damage inflicted by rioting crowds to the U.S.Embassy and other diplomatic facilities in China. The $28 million payment is includedin the FY2001 Foreign Operations Appropriation budget request, and will have to bevoted on by Congress.BackgroundFor months prior to the accidental bombing of the Chin