China In Focus (Aug. 19): Xi Jinping Visits Flood Area, Received by ‘Actors’

China’s Yangtze River is seeing its biggest flooding in the past 40 years. Almost 2,000 people have been evacuated. And for the first time in decades, floodwater has reached a the toes of a famous giant Buddha statue. China’s Belt and Road Initiative involves two-thirds of the world’s population. It could serve as the base for ...