GUARD AT U.S. CONSULATE REMOVES PLACARD AFTER ANTI-U.S. PROTEST IN HONG KONG, 2001-04-02 (photo)

A guard at the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong removes a placard at the front gate of the consulate April 2, 2001 put up by protesters after a About 50 protesters from a workers' union chant slogans against the United States outside the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong April 2, 2001 after a U.S. Navy plane made an emergency landing in China following its collision with a Chinese fighter jet on Sunday. China said one of its fighters crashed after being rammed in mid-air by a U.S. aircraft, which landed on the southern island of Hainan without permission. A Foreign Ministry statement said China had made "a solemn representation and protest" over the incident and reserved the right to seek damages. The Chinese characters on the placard read "Violating our air space". BY/CC