China Eastern plane with 132 people aboard crashes in southern China

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing jet with 132 people aboard crashed in southern China on Monday, Chinese aviation authorities said.The B737-800, bound for the southeastern city of Guangzhou from Kunming in Yunnan Province, was carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members when it lost contact and crashed in Wuzhou, a city in the Guangxi region, according to the authorities.President Xi Jinping called for the immediate activation of a plane crash emergency mechanism, search and rescue efforts and the proper handling of the crash's aftermath, said the Global Times, a tabloid of the ruling Comm…READ FULL ARTICLE