China uses text messaging to assure public

In order to reassure people and to squelch false rumors, the Chinese government is using SMS text messaging as well as internet postings to inform people that the areas where they live are not in the seismic zone. Over a million such messages were sent in nearby Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou Province.

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emily | 9:07 PM | New SMS Services |
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