I don’t think that’s likely, especially since the “source” is China, but it’s pretty obvious that this plane didn’t mysteriously fall into the ocean and that somebody somewhere knows where it is. The hijackers probably killed the passengers, so I wouldn’t say this gives any hope to the families.
I’d like to know what’s on the cockpit voice recording that the Malaysians deleted, altered or replaced in four different places. Probably the pilot being killed and the copilot screaming “Allahu Wack-wack.”
There was also rumored to be much gold on the plane. Gold that could, maybe be stuck into lithium-ion battery-lookin’ tubes.
China was expecting a gold delivery, according to rumors.