The prime minister's announcement indicated the Malaysian government agreed with the AAIB's conclusion, which claimed the flight had crashed, he said.

Yin Zhuo, a military expert with the Chinese navy, said the final conclusion should be based on data from flight data from the plane's black box.

Only after the search forces find debris in the ocean from the aircraft and retrieve the black box, can the final conclusion be made, he added.

Questions:

1. Who is the Malaysian prime minister?

2. Who is deputy editor-in-chief of Aerospace Knowledge magazine?

3. Did the Malaysian government explain how they concluded the plane flew southward and crashed?

Answers:

1. Najib Razak.

2. Wang Ya'nan

3. No.

About the broadcaster:

Anne Ruisi is an editor at China Daily online with more than 30 years of experience as a newspaper editor and reporter. She has worked at newspapers in the U.S., including The Birmingham News in Alabama and City Newspaper of Rochester, N.Y.

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