From Times Online:

CNN was forced to apologise today after a news commentator called the Chinese as a "bunch of goons and thugs".

Jack Cafferty made the comments on April 9 on CNN's political programme, The Situation Room, in which he also described Chinese products as "junk".

In a statement, CNN said: "It was not Mr. Cafferty's nor CNN's intent to cause offence to the Chinese people, and we would apologise to anyone who has interpreted the comments in this way."

Cafferty was offering his "strongly held" , not China's people, the company said.