My gut feeling is that the plane was accidentally shot down as part of the continuing tensions in the South China Sea. This article and the included map illustr

My gut feeling is that the plane was accidentally shot down as part of the continuing tensions in the South China Sea. This article and the included map illustrate the problems quite well: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13748349 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13748349 There were a large number of different nations involved in various "war games", "search and rescue practices", and general provocative actions at the time. http://tass.ru/en/world/725908 http://tass.ru/en/world/725908