Deadly Earthquake Strikes Northwest China

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The Spin

Anti-China narrative

Poor construction and a lack of resources set this remote region of China up for disaster. Unfortunately, many of the buildings in the area were not built to withstand earthquakes. As a consequence, the response and road to recovery will be extremely challenging.

Pro-China narrative

The PRC government is going all out in its rescue efforts following this disastrous earthquake. China has developed state-of-the-art disaster relief systems including highly-trained personnel and vital equipment. This is a tragedy that is being addressed by the full weight of these robust capabilities.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that at least 74.9K people will die as a result of the most deadly earthquake from 2020 - 2029, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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