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China media hits out again after latest MH370 disclosures MARCH 15, 2014
SHARE WITH OTHERS 33 21 [color=rgb(51,] KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — China state-owned media today continued to criticise the pace of investigations into Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, homing in on the release of a “trove” of information over a week after the plane went missing.
Pointing out that confirmation of military radar tracking the Beijing-bound flight with 239 people — 153 of them Chinese nationals — on board as it deviated from its path towards the Straits of Malacca, the state-owned Xinhua News Agency said precious time and resources was wasted on a massive search in the South China Sea. Aside from Malaysia, it also targeted the United States as well as plane maker Boeing and engine maker Rolls Royce for failing to provide vital information sooner. “With time ticking away and the fate of Flight MH370 still shrouded in mystery, it is vital and imperative that the Malaysian side work more thoroughly and efficiently and other major information holders—not least the Unites States—be more open and forthcoming,” the newspaper wrote in an editorial today. It noted that information confirmed today, such as the plane flying on for as long as seven hours after takeoff, could have helped dispel much of the initial speculation, such as catastrophic failure of the plane, which has taken a toll on the families of passengers. Xinhua added that failure to provide information accurately and swiftly also spawned numerous rumours.
“Given today’s technology, the delay smacks of either dereliction of duty or reluctance to share information in a full and timely manner. That would be intolerable,” it continued. Reminding all involved that 239 lives remain at stake, it asked those with information pertinent to solving the mystery of flight MH370 to no longer withhold it from investigators. China has been consistently critical of the speed in the search and investigation of MH370, which seemingly vanished from the skies after departing from Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia today said the plane’s movements after it lost contact with ground radar were consistent with “deliberate action” but stopped short on confirming that it was hijacked. But the new information has brought investigators no closer to locating the plane, which is now believed to be somewhere in one of two “corridors” within a 4,000-mile radius. 
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Post time 16-3-2014 01:24 AM
Family members of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 react as they watch Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak speak on a television screen at a hotel in Beijing, March 15, 2014. — Reuters pic
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