Villagers in China’s flooded northern province of Hebei flee rising waters, in undated photo. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.
Authorities in the northern Chinese province of Hebei have detained three people for tweeting “false news” to social media after they posted reports that hundreds of people had died in overnight flooding near Xingtai city. Continue reading →
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