Missing Malaysian plane mystery: China starts searching its territory

“In accordance with Malaysia's request, we are mobilising satellites and radar to search over the Chinese section of the northern corridor which the Malaysian say the plane may have flown over,” the spokesperson said.

In the Malaysian capital, the Chinese envoy said, “No passenger from Chinese mainland aboard the missing MH370 flight was involved in a hijack or terror attack.” Background check on all passengers from Chinese mainland has found no evidence on their involvement, he said.  

He also said nine naval vessels are ready to scour new areas along the southern corridor after concluding their futile hunt in South China Sea.

The Chinese envoy said since a criminal investigation has been launched into the missing plane, some information is not suitable for disclosure at this moment.  

“The Malaysian government has been doing its best in search and investigation, but it lacks experience and capability to handle this kind of incident,” he said.  

Hishammuddin said that based on new satellite information, investigators can say with a high degree of certainty that the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was disabled just before the aircraft reached the East coast of peninsular Malaysia.