Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

==== 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>