Families of passengers on missing flight MH370 threaten hunger strike
Furious Chinese families threatened to go on hunger strike yesterday until the Malaysian government tells them the truth about the fate of their relatives on board flight MH370.
Hundreds of family members were last night still waiting for information in a Beijing hotel. Of the 239 passengers and crew on the plane, 154 were Chinese.
Families vented their pain and anger on Chinese representatives sent by the airline to meet them and demanded to see the Malaysian ambassador. "What we want is the truth. Don't let them become victims of politics.
"No matter what political party you are, no matter how much power you have, if there isn't life, what's the point? Where is compassion?" asked one middle-aged woman.
What we want is the truth. Don’t let them become victims of politics
"You're always going back and forth. I think your government knows in their heart why we want you to answer us. Because you're always tricking us, telling us lies," added one man.
China has repeatedly called on the Malaysian side to do a better job at looking after the relatives of the Chinese passengers and to provide them with updated information.