Xi urged the multi-billionaire to "continue to play an active role in promoting China-US economic and trade cooperation", the official Xinhua news agency said.
'There is never a justification for violence. No excuses, no exceptions: America is a nation of laws,' he said.
The ministry did not specify if the signal was detected from the downed plane's black box.
The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into a steep dive about four minutes after it left Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta on Saturday afternoon.
'One of the few things he and I have ever agreed on,' Biden said. 'It's a good thing, him not showing up.'
As Jurgen Klopp tries to maintain Liverpool's challenge for the Premier League title, the need to sort out his midfield is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.
Darren Cahill, the coach of world number one and French Open champion Simona Halep, said Friday he will take a break from tennis in 2019 for family reasons.
Manchester United turned to Jose Mourinho as the antidote to their "noisy neighbours" Manchester City finally achieving their long-held goal of hiring Pep Guardiola as manager in 2016.
Sirisena sparked the two-week-old drama last month by sacking Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister and naming Mahinda Rajapakse as his replacement.
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said he supported Saudi's 'decision' after the official Saudi Press Agency said the coalition asked for the 'cessation of in-flight refuelling support' from the US.
