A memorial cross and wreath in memory of the victims of missing Malaysia Airways Flight MH370 is pictured outside RAAF Base Pearce in Bullsbrook near Perth.
BEIJING - The families of the Chinese nationals who were onboard MH370 took an aggressive stance during a meeting with a high-level Malaysian delegation here.
The delegation, which met the families yesterday, comprised Malaysian Ambassador to China Datuk Iskandar Sarudin, RMAF air operations commander Lt-Jeneral Datuk Seri Ackbal Abdul Samad, Department of Civil Aviation air traffic services director Ahmad Nizar Zolfakar and representatives from Malaysia Airlines.
"We have a Chinese commander here with us and every action we take is based on his advice. Our team will begin their work again after this meeting," a MAS representative explained.
However, his reply was perceived by Chinese family members as an attempt by the Malaysian team to redirect blame to the Chinese government.
The meeting yesterday was originally opened to Chinese and Malaysian media according to a previous agreement, but the family members demanded the presence of the foreign media as well.
One family member made it clear to reporters that they must agree not to expose certain issues discussed, or risk facing legal action.
One family member even questioned the credentials of the delegation.
"Apart from pushing the responsibility to the English, what else can you tell us other than showing us these bloody slides?" he added, referring to the presentation on the analysis by Inmarsat and UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
During the meeting, most of the family members were hostile and sarcastic when posing queries to the team.
They questioned the accuracy of the AAIB analysis, commenting that it was based on assumption.
"How could you reach the conclusion that there are no survivors when no aircraft debris and bodies were found?" one asked.
Another was interested to know how much Malaysia "paid" for the AAIB report.
"I think you didn't pay enough. If not they won't give you such a report. You have been cheated."
His comments drew laughter - and applause - from the crowd.
Chinese relatives' anger erupts in Malaysia over lost plane
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A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 cries during a protest in Beijing
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Family members of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 scuffle with policemen during a protest, in Beijing
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Family members of passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 hold papers as they protest outside Lido Hotel in Beijing, March 25, 2014.
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A man walks past as police set up a cordon outside the Malaysian embassy in Beijing
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Police stand guard outside the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing
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A representative reads complaints about the Malaysian government by relatives of Chinese passengers aboard MH370 in Beijing
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Relatives of MH370 pasengers react after an announcement by Malaysian PM Najib on the missing flight
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A relative of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 cries in Beijing, after hearing an announcement on the missing flight by Malaysian PM Najib
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Relatives of Chinese passengers on the missing flight screamed, cried and collapsed on the ground after Najib announced the jet ended its journey in the remote Southern Indian Ocean.
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Grieving Chinese relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave on a stretcher after being told of their deaths at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing
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A medical personnel carries first aid kits as he walks towards a room where family members of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 stay, at the Lido hotel in Beijing
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A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 falls down an escalator as he cries in Beijing
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Grieving Chinese relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 console each other after being told of their deaths at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing
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Medical personnel transport a family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 who collapsed after watching a television broadcast of a news conference, at the Lido hotel in Beijing
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Tears and cries of inconsolable pain and loss echoed from a Beijing hotel ballroom as the relatives of MH370 passengers learned the news: their loved ones were dead.
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Some clung on to other family members for crumbs of comfort as they left the room where they were told the Malaysia Airlines flight had ended, incontestably, in the remote southern Indian Ocean.
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Tight security was deployed at the hotel and security guards had quickly shut all glass doors at the hotel entrance to protect the privacy of the grieving families.
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Several relatives were weak-kneed and had to be supported by others as they tried to evade the multitude of cameras.
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"You still want to take our photos? We have lost our loved ones!" yelled a family member.
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Family members of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 cry after watching a television broadcast of a news conference, in the Lido hotel in Beijing
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Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 pray at a praying room at Lido Hotel in Beijing
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Relatives of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 pray at a praying room at Lido Hotel in Beijing
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Wen Wancheng (L), whose son was on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, speaks to the media after relatives met again with airline officials at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing on March 23, 2014.
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Wen Wancheng (L), whose son was on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, speaks to the media after relatives met again with airline officials at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing on March 23, 2014.
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Malaysia said on March 23 it had received new satellite images from France showing floating objects in the main search area for a missing Malaysian jet in the Indian Ocean.
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Chinese relatives of passengers from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after another meeting with airline officials at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing on March 23, 2014.
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Chinese relatives of passengers from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 leave after another meeting with airline officials at the Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing on March 23, 2014.
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Special envoy to China, Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting (in pink shirt) addresses next-of-kin of Chinese passengers aboard MH370 on March 23.
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Family members of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines MH370 shout to protest against the lack of new information after a routine briefing by Malaysia in Beijing
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A screen shows questions from family members of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 after routine briefing in Beijing
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A family member of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 raises his fist as he shouts slogans to protest against the lack of new information after a routine briefing
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Malaysia's government and military representatives attend a routine briefing about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in Beijing
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A Chinese woman who is a relative of a passenger from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, carries her three-year-old daughter as she arrives at Metro Park Lido Hotel in Beijing
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A Chinese relative of a passenger from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 wears a t'shirt calling for prayers
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A family member of a passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 attends a routine briefing in Beijing
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Chinese relatives of passengers from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 walk past a message board for their loved ones as they leave the lounge in the Metro Park Lido Hotel
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An emotional mother of a missing Chinese passenger on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 stormed into the media conference room at Sama-Sama Hotel, near Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
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She accuses the Malaysian government of doing a half-baked job and demanding to know the whereabouts of her son.
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She stormed into the press conference room together with several other family members of the missing Chinese passengers, claiming to represent some 20 family members who simply "can't wait" anymore.
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Malaysian police stood guard to prevent the media from speaking to emotional family members of the Chinese passengers on board MH370, who earlier stormed into the press conference room at Sama-Sama Hotel
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Several emotional family members of the Chinese passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were locked in a media secretariat room, after they stormed into the press conference room in Sama-Sama Hotel unexpectedly.
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Chinese family members of missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 passenger, are escorted away from the media outside the media conference area at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur International Airport
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A relative of a passenger onboard the missing flight MH370 asks questions to officials from Malaysia Airlines during the company's briefing to family members at a hotel in Beijing
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Relatives of passengers onboard missing flight MH370 complain to an official from Malaysia Airlines after the company's briefing to family members at a hotel in Beijing
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A relative of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 writes a message on a whiteboard at a hotel in Beijing
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The message on the board reads, "For our families: hunger protest, give back our families, we need the truth."
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Family members of passengers onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vote during a meeting with the airline's representatives at Lido Hotel in Beijing
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A relative of a passenger onboard the missing flight MH370 shows a paper holding the slogans of the demanding from the family members at a hotel in Beijing
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A member of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 shouts at Malaysian Airlines officials in Beijing
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Family members of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 react as they listen to a briefing from the airline company at a hotel in Beijing
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Family members of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 watch Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak speak on a television screen at a hotel in Beijing
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Family members of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 check news on a mobile phone at a hotel in Beijing
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Family members of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 react as they watch Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak speak on a television screen at a hotel in Beijing
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A family member of a passenger aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 rests on chairs as relatives continue to wait for news at a hotel in Beijing
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Family members of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 sit on chairs as they wait for news at a hotel in Beijin
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A family member of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 talks to reporters outside a room at a hotel in Beijing