Three totally different characters, with some similarities...
man vs unmanned
forced down vs a software or technical method
spies in our headquarters vs Chinese Airforce
diplomats vs USAF pilots????
What the heck?
We were talking about methods. Can you please tell what similarity you have in mind here, and how the hell you could now bring in our 1980 Iranian embassy staff and USAF pilots from decades later?
IT’S AN UNMANNED DRONE.
IT'S NOT AUTONOMOUS. IT STILL HAS A PILOT VIA AVIONICS. IN NEVADA.
man vs unmanned < You brought that up with snark, so finish it. Why would a downed manned spyplane be better in this situation? forced down vs a software or technical method < Both end up as NEARLY IDENTICAL diplomatic nightmares and espionage treasure trove spies in our headquarters vs Chinese Airforce < War by other means diplomats vs USAF pilots???? < Back to step one. Suppose it had been a manned mission downed, and they had our pilots too. That would look...gee whiz...a lot like Islamist extremists holding Americans hostage under a Dem President, in, golly, 1979.
See how different elements can have multiple similarities and differences? WOW!
Are you able to have a discussion on more than a single level, or are you just intentionally stirring the pot without a sarc tag which is a flame war tactic prohibited by the Jimrob Conventions of 2001.