Beijing floods kill 30 as China sees summer of extreme weather
""No effort should be spared to search for and rescue those missing or trapped, to transfer and resettle residents in affected areas, and to reduce casualties to the greatest extent possible," the president said on Monday.
Chinese authorities have allocated 200 million yuan ($28m; £21m) for recovery efforts, including repairing transportation and other infrastructure."
--- Looks a lot like efforts are being spared. That money is a drop in the ocean, almost literally.
s.a.: Thirty dead in Beijing as parts of China reel from heavy rains and flooding
After the flood: Beijing residents left to count the cost with little state support
"“I was so scared … never since the 1980s have I seen such heavy flooding. We didn’t receive any warning in advance,”"
--- & if you still believe that there were only some 30 casualties, I have some bridges to sell to you...
As usual, we will probably never hear any 'updated' casualty figures. &, also as usual, you can safely multiply the official numbers by 10 to get to a more realistic count. If it had not happened around Beijing, we might not even have any victim number at all.
US and China poised to extend tariff truce after failing to find resolution at talks
"US and Chinese negotiators have agreed in principle to push back the deadline for escalating tariffs, although America’s representatives said any extension would need Donald Trump’s approval."
--- So, we're back to 'the talks were productive, we agreed to talk further'. Essentially, nothing changes.
China's leaders vow support for economy, crackdown on disorderly competition
"The official news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday that leaders have signalled they will rein in price wars among producers, amid growing expectations that Beijing may be about to start a new round of factory capacity cuts in a long-awaited but challenging campaign against deflation"
--- The official news agency Reuters again acting as the CCP's mouthpiece, simply repeating propaganda slogans.
"China will unleash the potential of domestic demand and take steps to boost consumption, Xinhua said"
Over 300 Tibetan Stupas and Religious Statues Demolished by the Chinese
US cancelled meeting with Taiwan as China trade talks loomed
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Mindestens 38 Tote bei Unwettern nahe Peking
"Besonders schwer betroffen war demnach der nordöstlich gelegene Außenbezirk Miyun, wo es laut dem Staatssender CCTV 28 Opfer gab."
--- Es gab anscheinend keinerlei Flutwarnung. Weshalb man davon ausgehen kann, daß deutlich mehr Menschen starben als angegeben. Aber natürlich wird es vermutlich wie üblich aus China keine weiteren Angaben zu Opfern geben.
"Der chinesische Staatschef Xi Jinping rief laut der Staatsagentur Xinhua dazu auf, die Sicherheit der Bevölkerung mit allen Mitteln zu gewährleisten. Er habe umfassende Such- und Rettungsmaßnahmen angeordnet."
--- Mit allen Mitteln ... , die sich auf 28 Mio. Dollar beschränken.
Der US-Deal schmerzt, doch die größere Gefahr droht aus China
"Kein wesentlicher Fortschritt" bei Handelsgesprächen zwischen China und USA
