CHINESE POLICE SIT IN FRONT OF GRAFFITI NEAR THE U.S. EMBASSY IN BEIJING, 1999-05-11 (photo)

Chinese policemen sit in front of graffiti, declaring "the birth of Chinese nationalism and terrorism following the bombing of the Chinese Embassy by American imperialists", near the U.S. Embassy in Beijing May 11. Calm returned to Beijing's diplomatic district on Tuesday after three days of anti-U.S. protests and state media for the first time carried apologies by U.S. and NATO leaders for the bombing of China's embassy in Belgrade. The U.S. and British embassies have been the focus of around-the-clock nationwide protests. They are splattered with paint and littered with rocks, chunks of concrete and empty plastic bottles. ASW/CC/JDP