CNN president apologizes for slur

CNN President Jim Walton has apologized for the anti-China remarks made by CNN commentator Jack Cafferty, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said yesterday.

"On behalf of CNN I'd like to apologize to the Chinese people for that," Walton said in a letter to Zhou Wenzhong, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Qin said.

"CNN has the highest respect for Chinese people around the world and we have no doubt that there was genuine offense felt by them over the Jack Cafferty commentary," the letter said.