Chinese fishing boat sinks in Indian Ocean, dozens missing

A Chinese fishing boat carrying 39 crew members, including 17 from China, 17 from Indonesia, and 5 from the Philippines, has sunk in the Indian Ocean, with all crew members missing. President Xi Jinping has ordered a coordinated search, and China has deployed two commercial vessels to assist in the search-and-rescue operation. The cause of the sinking is unknown, but weather and high seas are often factors in such incidents. China is believed to operate the world's largest deep-sea fishing fleet, and concerns have been raised about unregulated fishing activity in the Indian Ocean.