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President Bush has expressed regrets for the apparent lost of Chinese pilot in the crash Sunday between American and Chinese military planes. The pilot's plane was lost after the crash over the South China Sea. Mr. Bush also expressed his sympathy to the pilot's family. American Secretary of State Cothen Poller made the similar statement Wednesday. China is holding the 24 member crew of the American navy spy plane. It landed on China's Hainan island after the crash. China is demanding the United States accept blame for the crash and apologize for it. President Bush has refused, He has repeatedly said the American plane did nothing wrong.