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NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the critical role of the U.S. embassy staff in Beijing in resolving the crisis. The young Bush administration was caught by surprise by the incident, as it had not fully developed its stance toward China. The administration had to scramble to respond -- and relied on the expertise of the embassy.

In an agreement that is likely to end a lengthy transatlantic banana war, the United States said it would lift $191 million in sanctions on European Union products. In return, the E.U. agreed to abandon a system of banana import licenses that Washington strongly opposed. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr expected the standoff with the Chinese over the downed reconnaissance plane to last longer and looks at where he went wrong.

Joe Manchin has played a central role in Democrats' negotiations over the spending agenda. His ties to West Virginia's coal industry have put him at odds with his party's push for a greener future.

President Biden unveiled a slimmed down spending framework to House Democrats. He discussed the transformative nature of the package, but some major priorities Democrats hoped to include were dropped.

In recognition of National Poetry Month, All Things Considered is featuring a different poet each week in April. Today, we hear from Ron Padgett.

Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick worked together on the series, a coming-of-age portrait of the athlete.

President Biden is in Rome, where he began the first day of his foreign trip with a deeply personal meeting, a visit with Pope Francis –- and ended with an important diplomatic make-up session.

NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Bahrain, on the steps the emirate is taking towards democracy. Last month the country approved a new charter rearranging the government into a constitutional monarchy. While the empire has gained a great deal of popularity from the move, past attempts at democracy in this state have met with conflict.

Commentator Jan See Ting finds that an old Chinese proverb sheds light on the current U-S-China crisis.