President Xi Jinping extends condolences over South Korea plane crash

The site of an airplane crash at an airport in Muan, southwest South Korea, December 29, 2024. /CFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday sent messages of condolence to South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok over the heavy casualties in the crash of a South Korean airplane.

President Xi said he was shocked to learn that a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed, causing heavy casualties.