The MH370 family-member contingent also drafted a written protest for the embassy. The draft read, "We hope the Malaysian government will fulfill its commitment and resume the communication meetings with high-level technical experts from Malaysia, which they promised earlier to be held every five days."

The written protest also asked that the family members be allowed to talk with a third-party investigative body and get regular updates.

Family member Wen Wancheng, 63, had previously told China Daily that family members hope the experts would discuss with them how they plan to find the missing jet.

"They said the plane ended in the South Indian Ocean based on data from Inmarsat. However, we have not seen the raw data. As family members, we have the right to know the raw data," family member Bian Huailiang said, adding that the data should be given to Chinese experts or third-party international institutes to judge.

"We don't believe in the Malaysian government anymore, as all they said are lies," the 25-year-old continued.

Nothing has been found so far in the search for the missing jet.

A senior US defense official, who declined to be identified as he is not authorized to comment on the search effort, told Reuters on Friday that the hunt for missing plane will likely drag on for years since an underwater search for any trace of wreckage off the coast of west Australia appears to have failed.

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