shaharil says he will wait for ghafar's return, no matter how long that takes. he strongly hopes that people responsible for downing the passenger jet will be brought to justice. >> i want him to be with us as a best friend. the thing is right now, we need justice, which would be blamed for the tragedy. and we want the russians to be in a court. >> reporter: through unexpected circumstances, malaysia became caught up in a tragedy involving the conflict in ukraine. friends and family members of the victims are waiting patiently for the truth behind the mh-17 incident to be fully revealed. takuma yoshioka, nhk world, kuala lumpur. >> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm cholaphansa narula in bangkok. >>> people across china have seen their economy grow year after year over the last three decades. they've also seen a wave of environmental destruction. now president xi jinping is trying to turn things around. but local governments don't seem to be following his lead. nhk world's daisuke azuma traveled to a city in inland china to get the view from there. >> reporter: a m