Crew Released

Well, as of about 45 minutes ago from the time that I am writing this post, the 24 crewmembers of the EP-3 aircraft were released and put on a chartered jet and sent to Guam. I am very happy for the families of the crew memebers as well as for the crew themselves. The question now is, whether or not the plane will be returned. I think that the Chinese should return it as soon as possible. That EP-3 is expensive and is a very vital asset. Another question is how this incident has effected U.S./Chinese relations for the long run.