China calls for 'fair and objective' investigation into MH17 tragedy
China's President Xi Jinping has called for an objective examination into the MH17 crash, while visiting Argentina President Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires. (AAP) AAP
China's President Xi Jinping has called for a "fair and objective" investigation into the crash of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine.
"We feel consternation over the Malaysian plane that fell in Ukrainian territory and express our condolences to the victims and solidarity with their relatives," Xi said after a meeting with Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner during a visit to Buenos Aires.
The Chinese leader said he was in favor of "a fair and objective investigation" into the crash of the airliner, which killed all 298 people on board.
The plane was flying at an altitude of about 10,000 metres when it disappeared from radar screens, according to European air controllers.
Ukrainian authorities and Russian-backed separatists have accused each other of bringing down the plane with a surface-to-air missile.
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