
this subject is more divergent than 52% of recent comparable stories
United States
The United States is measuring the catastrophe by the scale of relief efforts: the American press is detailing the race against the cold, altitude, and aftershocks around Nagqu, based on the tolls from the Xinhua agency.
What each one tells
China
Beijing presents the Baqen earthquake as a demonstration of state mobilization: Xi Jinping's instructions, an increase in the level of emergency, relief efforts counted by the truck and tent.
United States
Logistical
the narrative highlights the material difficulties of the rescue efforts, above any political stakes.
Regional serialisation
the earthquake is linked to the recent floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.
What the account puts first
China
through state action
the narrative highlights the mobilization of authorities and rescue resources.
United States
Reliance on Xinhua
the human toll is based on the Chinese state news agency, relayed via AFP.
What it leans on
China
Reliance on official sources
the reports and operations are reported according to the ministries and local authorities.
and the figures
What each country's press ran as a headline, as published, in its original language. These headlines are not translated.
published on
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sources
articles
gap
More divergent than 52% of recent comparable stories (reference: 98 recent stories measured with the same method).