Category: Hubei

Chinese Military Jet Crashes Into Houses, Killing at Least 1

A Chinese military jet crashed in a residential area in central China on June 9, killing at least one person, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported. The plane involved was a People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s J-7 fighter jet, which was on a training mission, CCTV’s military channel said. The pilot parachuted successfully and suffered minor injuries,…


China Insider: Yangtze River Dries up as Dams Worsen the Impact of Drought

Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei Province, is nicknamed the “City of Yangtze” because it is the biggest city in the middle reach of the Yangtze River and situated at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, one of eight major tributaries. That explains why when a video showing a dried-up section of…