A small aircraft appeared to have struck the tallest building in China’s capital on Friday afternoon, in a shocking incident in one of the world’s most fortified cities.
Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, as well as a tail section of the plane and a broken window of a taxicab on the ground.
A CNN journalist witnessed people evacuated from the skyscraper gathering on the streets near the entrance, along with firetrucks, police cars and an ambulance.
Temu 9/11 smh
What next, failed invasion of Malawi in retaliation?
“Failed invasion of malawi in retaliation” goes fucking hard. Could be one of those wikipedia memes like this
I dunno, this is reminding me more of the B-25 that flew into the Empire State Building in heavy fog in 1945.
But there was no fog here.
This seriously confuses me. Are they reporting this because a non Chinese citizen saw it and couldn’t block it fast enough? There’s been like 40 massive factories set on fire in the last 4 months by pissed off workers not getting paid and about a dozen acts of revenge against society attacks running kids over with their car. Haven’t seen a single thing about it in world news.
CNN has not yet received an official response from the authorities. The person who answered the phone at the relevant district branch of the Beijing Public Security Bureau told CNN they were “not familiar with the situation.” They then referred CNN to another number but the call went unanswered.
Authorities have already banned taking pictures. Why do authoritarian governments do this? Why doesn’t the public deserve to know?
Behind the scenes, officials are running around desperately trying to dodge any possible responsibility. There’s probably very little to be gained by popping your head up and associating yourself with such things.
That’d probably be it
Authoritarians get where they are by protecting strength so they can manipulate others. That means everything becomes about not appearing weak and that means hiding any sign of things going wrong.
That means everything becomes about not appearing weak and that means hiding any sign of things going wrong.
Weird. I’d argue the US has had the same moto for decades. Ref American Exceptionalism as a cultural stigma.
the us has always been pretty authoritarian
“Projecting,” not “protecting,” but yes.
“World’s most fortified cities”. What does that mean? Last I went i saw no wall surrounding the city.
Walls haven’t been a necessary part of fortifications for over 100 years
What are modern fortifications? I’m honestly asking, not trying to make a point.
The invisible kind are things like heavy large planters, those annoying posts that are always where you wanted to walk, those restrict vehicle movement and ramming ability, electeonic survailance tech stashed everywhere to identify or possibly counter UAVs, underground parking garages or other underground basmets that can act as a garrison and cover in the event of bombardment, that kind of thing.
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Why is mike reporting news in a tank top?
Chinese Andrew Joseph Stack
I know I’ll never forget
6/26 never forgor
And yet they never collapse.
there’s a difference between a 737 and a fucking cessna.
But not multi-floor fires?
take your tinfoil hat batshit somewhere else.
Another ignorant.
