Originally Posted by
Heliads
I have been in Asia for over a decade. An Asian person laughing or smiling/joking may often suggest nervousness rather than humour. Please correct me if you think I am wrong about this. Still not had an answer to: has anyone checked the Paracels yet?
Absolutely true, if you complain to someone in Asia, first thing they will do is laugh at you. But it's for your benefit, to help stop you getting angry and losing face.
The Paracels are very carefully monitored by China. Furthermore as has been pointed out, the Malaysians have admitted that the a/c flew over the Malay peninsula towards Indonesia.