President Xi mourns victims of crash

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a fair and objective probe into the crash of the Malaysia Airlines plane. Xi made the statement on Friday at a joint press conference with his Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

He said he was shocked by the downing of the flight, and conveyed China’s profound condolences to the victims as well as their families. Xi said an investigation was needed to establish the truth as early as possible.