Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

=== China ===
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister [[Xie Hangsheng]] reacted sceptically to the conclusion by the Malaysian government that the aircraft had gone down with no survivors, demanding on 24&nbsp;March 2014 "all the relevant information and evidence about the satellite data analysis", and said that the Malaysian government must "finish all the work including search and rescue."<ref name=20140326nytbradsher/><ref name="BBC_2014-03-25_b"/> The following day, Chinese president [[Xi Jinping]] sent a special envoy to Kuala Lumpur to consult with the Malaysian government over the missing aircraft.<ref name="20140325news"/>

==== Relatives of passengers ====
In the days following the disappearance of Flight 370, relatives of those on board became increasingly frustrated at the lack of news.<ref name="20140309washingtonpost" /> On 25&nbsp;March 2014, around two hundred family members of the Chinese passengers protested outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing.<ref name="alJazeera25314"/><ref name="Standard25314"/> Relatives who had arrived in Kuala Lumpur after the announcement continued with their protest, accusing Malaysia of hiding the truth and harbouring a murderer. They also wanted an apology from the Malaysian government for its poor initial handling of the disaster and its "premature" conclusion of total loss, drawn without any physical evidence.<ref name="Branigan30-3-14"/> An [[op-ed]] in [[state media]] outlet ''[[China Daily]]'' said that Malaysia was not wholly to be blamed for its poor handling of such a "bizarre" and "unprecedented crisis," and appealed to the Chinese relatives not to allow emotions to prevail over evidence and rationality.<ref name="AutoVQ-56"/>

The Chinese ambassador to Malaysia defended the Malaysian government's response, stating that the "radical and irresponsible opinions [of the relatives] do not represent the views of Chinese people and the Chinese government".<ref name="JhaJune 4, 2014"/> The ambassador also strongly criticised Western media for having "published false news, stoked conflict and even spread rumours"<ref name="SMH_2014-04-03"/> to the detriment of relatives and of [[China–Malaysia relations|Sino–Malaysian relations]].<ref name="SMH_2014-04-03"/> On the other hand, a US Department of Defense official criticised China for what he perceived as providing apparently false leads that detracted from the search effort and wasted time and resources.<ref name="AutoVQ-57"/><ref name="AutoVQ-58"/>

In July 2019, Beijing-based family members of some MH370 victims received notice from Malaysia Airlines that from July 2019 onwards, MAS would discontinue the "Meet the Families" discussion sessions in Beijing, China. This came after around 50&nbsp;sessions had taken place.<ref>{{cite news|title=MH370失踪逾5年 马航7月起停止召开中国家属见面会|work=[[Oriental Daily]]|date=20 July 2019|language=zh-my|url=https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/international/2019/07/20/299002|access-date=17 March 2020|archive-date=16 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416221035/https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/international/2019/07/20/299002|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Boycotts ====
Some Chinese citizens [[boycott]]ed all things Malaysian, including holidays and singers, in protest of Malaysia's handling of the Flight 370 investigation.<ref name="LATimes-Chinese boycott">{{cite news|last1=Demick|first1=Barbara|title=Chinese boycott Malaysia over missing jetliner|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/28/world/la-fg-wn-chinese-boycott-malaysia-over-missing-jetliner-20140328|access-date=30 August 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=28 March 2014|archive-date=5 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905014841/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/28/world/la-fg-wn-chinese-boycott-malaysia-over-missing-jetliner-20140328|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Millward|first1=Steven|title=As outrage grows over missing flight, Chinese websites ban Malaysia Airlines ticket sales|url=http://www.techinasia.com/china-flight-ticket-sites-boycott-malaysia-airlines-over-mh370/|access-date=30 August 2014|work=TechInAsia|date=28 March 2014|archive-date=2 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802181957/http://www.techinasia.com/china-flight-ticket-sites-boycott-malaysia-airlines-over-mh370/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bookings on Malaysia Airlines from China, where the majority of passengers were from, were down 60% in March.<ref name=NYT-MASfinances /> In late March, several major Chinese ticketing agencies—[[eLong]], LY.com, [[Baidu|Qunar]], and Mango—discontinued the sale of airline tickets to Malaysia<ref name="LATimes-Chinese boycott" /><ref name=Geektime>{{cite web|last1=Gat|first1=Aviva|title=Several Chinese travel booking sites boycott Malaysia Airlines|url=http://www.geektime.com/2014/03/31/several-chinese-travel-booking-sites-boycott-malaysia-airlines/|website=Geektime|access-date=30 August 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903104052/http://www.geektime.com/2014/03/31/several-chinese-travel-booking-sites-boycott-malaysia-airlines/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and several large Chinese travel agencies reported a 50% drop in tourists compared to the same period the year before.<ref name="SCMP-Chinese boycott">{{cite news|last1=Hong|first1=Zhang|last2=Zhou|first2=Laura|title=Chinese tourists boycott Malaysia in wake of MH370 disappearance|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/1457902/malaysia-tourism-hit-sharp-drop-chinese-visitors-wake-mh370-incident?page=all|access-date=30 August 2014|work=South China Morning Post|date=26 March 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903190004/http://www.scmp.com/article/1457902/malaysia-tourism-hit-sharp-drop-chinese-visitors-wake-mh370-incident?page=all|url-status=live}}</ref> China was the third-largest source of visitors to Malaysia prior to Flight 370's disappearance, accounting for 1.79&nbsp;million tourists in 2013. One market analyst predicted a 20–40% drop in Chinese tourists to Malaysia, resulting in a loss of 4–8&nbsp;billion yuan (RM2.1–4.2&nbsp;billion; US$0.65–1.3&nbsp;billion).<ref name="SCMP-Chinese boycott" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Malaysia to face losses of up to RM4&nbsp;billion in tourism revenue due to MH370, say analysts|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-to-face-losses-of-up-to-rm4-billion-in-tourism-revenue-due-to-mh37|access-date=30 August 2014|work=[[The Malaysian Insider]]|date=27 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903061851/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-to-face-losses-of-up-to-rm4-billion-in-tourism-revenue-due-to-mh37|archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref>

The boycotts were largely led or supported by celebrities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chinese celebs lash out at M'sia over MH370|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/258383|access-date=1 December 2019|website=[[Malaysiakini]]|date=27 March 2014|archive-date=16 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416224533/https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/258383|url-status=live}}</ref> Film star [[Chen Kun]] posted a message to [[Sina Weibo|Weibo]]—where he had 70&nbsp;million followers—stating that he would be boycotting Malaysia until its government told the truth. The post was shared over 70,000 times and drew over 30,000 comments. More than 337,000 people retweeted a tweet from TV host [[Meng Fei (host)|Meng Fei]], that said he would join the boycott.<ref name="SCMP-Chinese boycott" />

China and Malaysia had previously nominated 2014 to be the "[[China–Malaysia relations#Diplomatic ties|Malaysia–China Friendship Year]]" to celebrate 40&nbsp;years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.<ref name=Geektime />