http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/china-intercepted-missing-malaysian-flight/TEL AVIV A review of Chinašs recently updated strict rules for aircraft identification over the South China Sea raises immediate questions about a possible Chinese military response to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight that, according to many reports, was last seen over the disputed waters.
Information indicates it is unlikely the Boeing 777, Flight 370 carrying 239 people, went undetected by Chinašs military, which is highly active in the South China Sea and has specific new contingencies for unidentified flights.Reports indicate the airplane was last picked up by civilian radar over the South China Sea flying northeast before disappearing.
Several of the guidelines were clearly not followed by the Malaysia Airlines flight, which was not communicating with air traffic control. The airplane reportedly was also invisible to civilian radar, with Reuters quoting sources stating this suggested someone had turned off the radar transponder.