Funerals held for PLA pilots and crew killed in South China Sea crash


Funerals have been held for at least seven People’s Liberation Army pilots and crew who died when a warplane crashed in the South China Sea early this month, according to official reports.

The Chinese military has not confirmed the crash, which is believed to have happened southwest of Sanya in Hainan province on March 1.

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