THE letter of "apology" CNN handed to Haiming law firm based in New York in the United States on May 6 is not regarded to be sincere apology by some Chinese people, although the online edition of People's Daily proclaimed "CNN has finally apologized!" Thursday.

The following is the full text of CNN's "apology" letter to the law firm:

"As you may know, Jack Cafferty recently gave an interview to Bill Press, a nationally syndicated political commentator in the United States. During that interview he was asked about his recent remarks that have been the subject of controversy in China and the United States. Mr. Cafferty responded: 'And the one thing I regret was that some Chinese citizens in China and Chinese-Americans in this country felt like maybe I was insulting them. And that was never my intention. And I am sorry for that…'"

"Neither CNN nor Jack Cafferty has apologized, although they play with the words "regret" and "sorry," said Wang Yong, a columnist with a Shanghai-based newspaper.

"This is no apology, instead, it is ambivalence or evasion of responsibility," Wang said.

Retired Beijing elementary school teacher Li Lanli and Flushing beautician Lydia Leung filed a class action against CNN in a United States federal court through the law firm, the China Daily reported April 24.

Li dropped the suit Friday, saying that it was difficult for her, a retired teacher, to carry on with the case. (SD-Agencies)