BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: What do the Chinese want from this meeting? CNN's Rebecca Mackinnon from Beijing by telephone with us tonight -- Rebecca.</s>REBECCA MACKINNON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Bill, despite U.S. comments that surveillance flights will continue, Chinese negotiators are expect to insist that the U.S. halt all future reconnaissance flights anywhere close to China's coast. China is also rejecting U.S. videos and U.S. evidence meant to show that the collision was caused by the Chinese fighter pilot, calling remarks by U.S. government officials irresponsible, accusing the U.S. of twisting the facts, and trying to deflect responsibility on to others. The main point that China has to make is, that this collision would not be an issue, it never would have happened, if the U.S. hadn't been so close to the Chinese air space in the first place. And that are what they are going to focus on.</s>HEMMER: Rebecca, what do we know about the length of this meetings? Could it be days, weeks, or possibly even hours?</s>MACKINNON: Well, Bill, it's hard to say at this point. We didn't even know when the meeting would start until about an hour or so ago. It's expected,according to diplomats I've been talking to here, that the agenda won't be set until the meeting begins. We're expecting that it will be at likely there will be at least a second day of talks during this round. A few diplomats who have been observing the behind the scenes preparations, expect that there will be any conclusion after a day or two. It's likely that, after some time, more talks may continue, but it's not clear whether there will be too many days in this first round. It's considered that tempers are still very high and that both sides might benefit a bit from cooling down before the talks continue -- Bill.</s>HEMMER: Such is the game of diplomacy. Rebecca Mackinnon by telephone in Beijing.
Chinese Negotiators Expected to Bring Demands of Their Own