Diego Garcia不光是美军在印度洋的物资中转基地,可以停靠大型舰船和飞机,可以用于迫降航天飞机,更重要的是美国在印度洋的卫星控制网络中心,MH370一失踪很多独立调查记者就指出说飞机可能迫降在Diego Garcia,这是很不靠谱,但估计美国知道飞机到底在哪里,就是不愿意高调显示Diego Garcia在印度洋的行动能力。
On the search failure, China is not unique. The US has not done better. On New York Times, when it talks about China, the self-censorship is often quite obvious. One reason may be that, in the US, not many talented people want to work in new media. Very few people respect those new media professionals.