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January 21, 2001 

BEIJING--(AP) - China on Saturday announced it had received dlrs 28 million in compensation from the United States for the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during NATO's 1999 air war against Yugoslavia.

The payment was promised in December 1999 as part of a deal aimed at appeasing Chinese anger, which boiled over in the days after the bombing when stone-throwing mobs attacked the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and consulates elsewhere in China.

As part of the deal, China also agreed to pay dlrs 2.87 million for the damage done by the mobs to U.S. offices.

The United States has also promised to pay dlrs 4.5 million to those injured and the families of three Chinese citizens killed in the May 7, 1999, bombing in the Yugoslav capital.

The United States has repeatedly apologized for the attack, which deeply damaged ties between Beijing and Washington. The United States has called the attack a mistake caused by faulty intelligence, firing one CIA official and disciplining six others.

China has publicly rejected the U.S. explanation, using Saturday's announcement on the government-run Xinhua News Agency to once again demand a full investigation and punishment for those responsible.

"China demands the U.S. side conduct a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the bombing, severely punish the perpetrators and give a satisfactory account of the incident to the Chinese people," Xinhua said.