Do none of you dudes read Tom Clancy? This was an ELINT plane - it was their in international waters monitoring Chinas internal transmissions and recording them.. They record the encrypted stuff for later breaking (which I'm sure they can do by now) and monitor important stuff like troop movements.. There were no cameras, they are eavesdropping on military transmissions to make sure China doesn't decide to go a-conquering again...
And, listening to some local radio programs, it seems some dumbasses think that Russia will use this little conflict as an opportunity to do something to the US - WRONG! Russia hates and fears the Chinese in a big way.. You would be too if you shared a border that long with the worlds largest military, especially one with such a crazy government. People wonder why the USSR had such a big miltary - it wasn't just because of the US!
Cheers,
Backov
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