This is an interesting piece of news for two reasons: the content of the news, and the fact that The China Daily is running it as the top story on it’s website, marked ‘exclusive’.
There never used to be ‘exclusive’ stories in China since all publications and TV stations had to get their news from Xinhua or a small, limited range of other official sources.
Exclusive: Easing flood fears at Tangjiashan
MIANYANG, Sichuan — Amid low visibility, a Russian helicopter successfully delivered a large bulldozer and other eight sets of big machineries near the swelling Tangjiashan lake, in order to dig a diverting channel to prevent a flood, said Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei.
Links and Sources
- The China Daily: Exclusive: Easing flood fears at Tangjiashan