Manning instructed the flight attendants to serve unlimited champagne to Huang. When Manning, accompanied by Cronkite and a cameraman, approached Huang later in the flight, the ambassador provided CBS with an in-flight interview that contrasted sharply with the terse statement he made to the reporters upon arrival in New York.
Manning provided Huang with unlimited champagne while on the plane.  Later, he conducted an in-flight interview with Huang for CBS that differed from his earlier statement to reporters upon arrival in New York.