UNITED STATES: U.S. ACADEMIC LI SHAOMIN ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO AFTER HIS EXPULSION FROM CHINA FOLLOWING A CONVICTION ON SPYING CHARGES

Record ID: 338302

  • Title: UNITED STATES: U.S. ACADEMIC LI SHAOMIN ARRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO AFTER HIS EXPULSION FROM CHINA FOLLOWING A CONVICTION ON SPYING CHARGES
  • Date: 25th July 2001
  • Summary: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 25, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WS: EXTERIOR OF SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS TERMINAL 0.11 2. WIDESHOT OF ARRIVAL MONITORS 0.14 3. CLOSEUP OF ARRIVAL NOTICE OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 852 CARRYING U.S. ACADEMIC LI SHAOMIN 0.25 4. SV: LI SHAOMIN WALKING IN AIRPORT 0.38 5. WIDESHOT OF LI SHAOMIN AT MICROPHONE STAND 0.46 6. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) LI SHAOMIN SAYING: "I'm really glad to be home to see my family. I would like to thank our government for its great help and support during the five-months ordeal I have been through. I would like to thank all the friends, all the people who have helped me, who have supported me through this period. I want to thank all of your people - the press people - who have covered my case and followed my case. That's all I want to say now." 1.22 7. VARIOUS OF SING TAO DAILY NEWSPAPER (2 SHOTS) 1.31 8. ZOOM IN: SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) LI SHAOMIN SAYING: "I think I'm very happy that I can come back to my country again, united with my family. First, I would like to thank my government, the United States government, which at a time during my detention gave me tremendous help, and gave me a lot of support. Of course, I would like to thank my friends, and the people all over the world who cared about my situation, and they're support and help. At the same time, I would like to thank my friends from the media. Without your support, and your attention to the story this matter would not have been solved that quickly. 2.19 9. WIDESHOT OF SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 2.27 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 9th August 2001 13:00
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  • Location: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATE
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVAAGRT0ZDCYX9M2ZSKB9LJ336IU
  • Story Text: A U.S. academic, expelled from China following a conviction
    on espionage charges, arrived in the United States
    Wednesday, and was reunited with his family.


    Li Shaomin, a management professor at City University
    in Hong Kong, was expelled Wednesday morning, a day after the
    conviction of U.S. permanent residents Gao Zhan, and Qin
    Guangguang also on spy charges.

    The 44-year-old arrived at San Francisco International
    Airport, where he was reunited with his wife, Liu Yingli, and
    nine-year-old daughter Diane. He was also debriefed by U.S.

    State Department officials before meeting with reporters.

    "I'm really glad to be home to see my family. I would
    like to thank our government for its great help, and support
    during the five-months ordeal I have been through. I would
    like to thank all the friends, all the people who have helped
    me, who have supported me through this period. I want to
    thank all of your people - the press people - who have covered
    my case and followed my case. That's all I want to say now,"
    Li told reporters.

    Li was put on a plane to San Francisco, as Beijing appeared to
    be trying to improve relations with the United States, by
    moving to resolve the espionage cases ahead of a visit by
    Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday.


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