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It is "interesting" that the Chinese Government has "apparently" got "interested" in the search again.

Having spent over a year "painfully, obviously, and distainfully disinterested" in the "East of Ninety Farce", I wonder why they seem willing to "re-engage"  "now" ?  

The Chinese Government has always (from the earliest days) favoured an area around, and south of, 85E 40S.

As the ATSB gradually inches towards there, does Simon's position(s) "interest" them ?

Supplying "money" to the Malaysian Seearch ( "effectively" sub-contracted to Australia ) was "never" in their creed.  Will they help fund the existing search, or will they "spend" their money on sending one ( or more ) of their own ship(s) to search their own preferred area, "independently" ?

Then, what if "they" find it ?
Specifically, what if they find the starboard wing, and that "control surface", ( or remnants of it ) are still there ?

In that event, I don't think the existing:
"In the event the aircraft is found and accessible, Australia, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China have agreed to plans for recovery activities, including securing all the evidence necessary for the accident investigation."
will be worth the paper it is written on.

If that particular control surface ( or remnants of it ) is still there, it will sink Malaysia's credibility, ( and Australia's ), and "all bets" will be off.

Interesting times ahead - perhaps.