Chinese ambassador calls Malaysia 'irresponsible'

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China's ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang has called the Malaysian Airliner's announcement "irresponsible", saying that the company should not reach the conclusion of "crash" without giving more information.

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He said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's announcement of flight MH370 "ending in the ocean" doesn't necessarily mean it crashed. 

Huang made the comments Tuesday morning during a meeting with family members of passengers on board the plane which vanished more than two weeks ago, leading to an unprecedented multinational search across the Asia Pacific region.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement at an unscheduled press conference late Monday based on tracking data of British satellite company Insarmat.

Huang said the data did not include the northern corridor stretching from Thailand to Central Asia - and the plane might have flown up this corridor.

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