I don't like to barge in here, Evan, But...
>>Second, IMHO, if the Chinese had not harrassed the plane in the first place, no collision would have occurred.
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>That's speculation. Nobody knows what happened. ^^^^^^
Someone indeed knows what happened.
>>When it lands, the crew is forced off the plane by the Chinese military. By treaties this is *Not* OK. Satellite data indicates that the Chinese board and remove stuff from the plane. Again, according to treaty, NOT OK.
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>Can you point to any specific international law or treaty that has been broken?
I won't try to do the research, but plenty of info can be pulled from http://www.un.org/law/ if you've got the time. That is what the diplomats do, right?
Just my $.02US.