Beijing Informer

The Beijing downpour over the weekend has brought with it more than just rain that paralyzed the city. It revealed a capital that’s glamorous above ground, but lacks the underground infrastructure to support it. The consequences of this played out online, along with strong opposition to the government’s account of the damage and fatalities. In [...]

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The official death toll from Beijing’s floods has been revised to 77 lives lost, according to Chinese authorities. [Pan Anjun, Deputy Chief of Beijing Flood Control Headquarters]: “By now, 77 bodies are found in Beijing. Among them, 66 people’s identities have been confirmed. 11 others are yet to be identified. Of the 66 people, 61 [...]

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BEIJING — Beijing’s mayor is apparently still on track to be promoted to China’s powerful decision-making body despite public questioning of the city government’s handling of floods that left at least 37 dead. Mayor Guo Jinlong and one of his … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Sensitive Words: Qidong Protest, Beijing Flood Fu Zhenghua (傅政华): Director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau. Note: All Chinese-language words are tested using simplified characters. The same terms in traditional characters occasionally return different results. CDT Chinese runs a … Full News here – Read more on China Digital Times

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A fatal tale of drowning in Beijing has caused a surge in the sale of survival tools online, as many residents feared a repeat of the weekend’s downpour. Ding Zhijian, a 34-year old magazine editor, became trapped in his car on Saturday during … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Even on ordinary days, hailing a taxi in Beijing can be a frustrating experience. The rainstorm that struck Beijing on July 21 has spurred heated public discussion about the city’s infrastructure and the government’s response to emergency … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Five days after a violent rainstorm hit Beijing, flooding large parts of the city and killing at least 37 people, the waters have receded but a swell of anger among many of the Chinese capital’s residents is still rising. Growing numbers of … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING – The worst rainstorm to hit the Chinese capital in six decades has given rise to widespread anger against officials who are accused of censoring the scope of massive floods. Government authorities raised the death toll Thursday to 77 … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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The downpour Beijing municipal authorities warned would hit on Wednesday night never materialized. Instead, the city government continued to be buffeted by increasingly fierce storm of criticism over its handling of last weekend’s floods. Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Beijing’s mayor is apparently still on track to be promoted to China’s powerful decision-making body despite public questioning of the city government’s handling of floods that left at least 37 dead. Mayor Guo Jinlong and one of his vice mayors resigned … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Beijing (CNN)– Four days after the biggest rainstorm in six decades hit the Chinese capital, Zhang Huishen remains furious over what she perceives as government indifference to her family’s plight. “Our family of five lives off one income … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING — Beijing’s mayor is apparently still on track to be promoted to China’s powerful decision-making body despite public questioning of the city government’s handling of floods that left at least 37 dead. Mayor Guo Jinlong and one of his … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING — Beijing’s mayor and a vice mayor have resigned, state media reported Wednesday, in what is likely a routine reshuffling that comes amid public questioning of the city government’s handling of rainstorms that left at least 37 dead in … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Hong Kong (CNN)– More rain was forecast for flood-hit Beijing Wednesday, as residents continued clearing debris from the weekend deluge amid signs government censors were doing their own mop-up job on social media. On Saturday, the heaviest … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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BEIJING — The People’s Daily newspaper says Beijing’s mayor and a vice mayor have resigned in what is likely a routine reshuffling but which comes amid public questioning of the government’s handling of rainstorms that left at least 37 dead in … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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