This takes me back to the first time I read the word sorry that was not an apology, but rather an expression of regret or sorrow. > There was further debate ov

This takes me back to the first time I read the word sorry that was not an apology, but rather an expression of regret or sorrow. > There was further debate over the exact meaning of the Chinese translation issued by the U.S. Embassy. A senior administration official was quoted as saying "What the Chinese will choose to characterize as an apology, we would probably choose to characterize as an expression of regret or sorrow".[32] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident