Sheikh it Easy
Yes, that would certainly give you something to ponder, and much optimism, as you were sitting in a Chinese Jail cell in Urumqi, waiting for the UAE Pilots Union (UP-U) legal team to spring into action and get you back to your family in Dubai.
The Chinese, along with many other wonderful nations that you fly over on that route, are well known for their compassion when it comes to foreign nationals who break the law in their countries. So, as you indicate, i don't see any great need for concern whilst being stuck down the back in the coffin whilst transiting the highest terrain on earth.
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