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China Eastern Airlines crash heaps pressure on aviation sector already struggling under weight of pandemic
The crash of a China Eastern Airlines flight on Monday piles on the woes for an industry that’s still struggling with 200 billion yuan (US$31.4 billion) of losses from a pandemic-led slump.Rescue efforts for the 132 passengers and crew aboard flight MU5735 were ongoing in the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi province on Tuesday, as President Xi Jinping demanded an all-out search for survivors and an investigation into safety issues in the civil aviation industry.The accident sent ripples through…