U.S. jets dropped five bombs on the Chinese Embassy compound in the Serbian capital on May 7, 1999, setting it ablaze and killing three Chinese nationals. Twenty other people were injured in the incident, which has burdened relations between the two powers ever since.
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In 1999, NATO's air campaign over Yugoslavia mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade with B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, killing three Chinese journalists and sparking widespread protests in China.