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A bit more information on Wednesday's report of three people setting themselves on fire in downtown Beijing. I want to take you through the early stages of this story - so as to give you an idea of how a breaking story unfolds in China ... At 4.31pm,... ...full story at James Reynolds

from James Reynolds on Thu, Feb 26 2009

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10 Feb 09 visit China: CCTV Fire Photos - Twitter breaks the news again  »  Global Voices David Feng from CNreviews tells the story on how twitter breaks the news on the fire in CCTV building last night in Beijing.
04 Jan 08 visit Two reported missing from Urumqi blaze  »  People's Daily Two people have been reported missing from Wednesday's two-building fire here that killed three firemen and injured another. The fire, which began in a 12-story market and office building, spread to an adjacent 20-story hotel. Xinjiang ...
04 Mar 08 visit China: Information in News Story  »  Global Voices Angry Chinese Blogger compares the writings of a news story by China Daily and CNN to show how information is being manipulated in news.
27 May 07 visit China Business Tips, Yee Ha  »  China Law Blog Just read a story in the Austin (Texas) Statesman, entitled, Texan fired up for barbecue in China: Former Austinite creates Texas haven in downtown Beijing. The story is on Tim Hilbert, who opened Tim's Texas Bar-B-Q restaurant in downtown Beijing last...
12 Dec 07 visit High-rise fire kills at least 19 in Wenzhou  »  Shanghai Daily AT least 19 people were killed when a fire broke out this morning in a high-rise building in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China News Service reported. The fire broke out at 8:20am on a 28-story building on Renmin Road in downtown Wenzhou, trapping...

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