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Many places in Hebei province have been flooded due to the Chinese communist regime’s deliberate use of them as a “moat” to protect the capital of Beijing and the new political hub of Xiong’an.
Record flooding has hit Beijing and parts of nearby Hebei Province in recent days, causing at least 21 death and mass destruction. Wang Weiluo, a notable Chinese hydrology expert based in Germany, told The Epoch Times that the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) flood control always prioritizes political purposes. The “sponge cities” project promoted by the communist regime has become a failure in dealing with flooding.
Censors withheld an in-depth story on the Beijing floods produced by Southern Weekly, a Chinese newspaper based in Guangzhou known for bold reporting.
Fangshan, a district of Beijing, was severely hit by flooding after torrential rain fell on July 21. Angered by the lack of facts in media coverage about the degree of death and damage, residents posted public letters online, heckling the media.
Jia Xiaohan, 19, was driving home with her stepmother and younger sister in the Fangshan District of Beijing on July 21 at around 7 p.m., when they encountered flood waters.
The elders say that these two divine creatures were put there to protect Bejing against water. If they were disturbed, Beijing would be flooded.
In the wake of Beijing’s heaviest rain storm in at least six decades, members of the Chinese Communist Party’s top leadership refrained from making any statements about the disaster during their appearance at a meeting on Monday.
People in China have expressed anger toward false reports by state-run media and the authorities’ lack of response after a deadly storm hit northern China on the evening of July 21.
After a deadly rainstorm struck Beijing, residents cast doubts and blame on the communist authorities’ lack of attention to the city’s infrastructure.
Some of the worst flooding to hit Beijing in decades left at least 37 people dead and forced more than 30,000 residents to flee, state-run media reported, citing local authorities on Sunday.
