The Standing Committee of the Central Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, led by President Xi Jinping, on Thursday demanded that the cause of the China Eastern Airlines crash be identified as soon as possible and that information be released in a transparent, accurate and timely manner.

The Bloomberg News Agency quoted Xinhua as saying that the seven-member panel, China’s top decision-making body, stressed the importance of safety in the workplace and that development should not be at the expense of security.

The Chinese leader said that “in the event of any failure to fulfill our responsibilities,” the relevant leaders should also take serious responsibility.

Massive search and rescue operations have been completed in the area where 132 people on board were killed in a plane crash in the mountains of southern China last week.

Zhang Shiven, a senior official in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said at a news conference Thursday in Wuzhou, near the site of the March 21 Boeing 737-800NG plane crash, that there were more than 49,000 wrecks. During the search process.


Authorities had earlier said DNA-fitted tests were complete and everyone on board had been identified.

Analysts will try to put objects together to get a picture of the last moments before the crash by reviewing the route, altitude, impact force and aviation data.

Two black boxes of the plane have already been recovered and sent to Beijing for inspection.

According to United Nations standards governing the aviation industry, an initial report is issued within 30 days of the accident, but does not contain a decision on the cause of the accident.

The full report will be released within 12 months.

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