State media reports Chinese fishing boat sinks in Indian Ocean; 39 on board missing

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A Chinese fishing boat operating in the Indian Ocean has sunk and all 39 crew members on board are missing, state media reported. Broadcaster CCTV said the sinking happened around 3 a.m. Tuesday. The crew includes 17 from China, 17 from Indonesia and five from the Philippines, the report said. Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang have ordered Chinese diplomats abroad, as well as the agriculture and transportation ministries, to assist in the search for survivors. The Chinese reports did not identify the exact location of the sinking, just that it occurred in the centre of the...