Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China after affecting Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines.
Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China's Zhejiang province on July 11-12, 2026, after passing near Taiwan and Japan's southern islands. Chinese authorities evacuated over 1.7 million people from coastal areas. The storm previously killed at least 17 people in the Philippines and caused power outages and injuries in Taiwan and Japan.
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10 outlets covered it, splitting into 10 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 10 outlets placed this story
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Deutsche Welle
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South China Morning Post
PBS NewsHour
Jerusalem Post
Al Jazeera
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Reuters
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
AP News
Storm surge slams into windows as Typhoon Bavi hits China's Taizhou city
visual-focused breaking news · neutral
NY Post
Violent winds whip the coast of Japan as typhoon Bavi migrates to China
Japan-first regional angle · negative
First to report
- BBCfirst
- PBS NewsHour+4.5 h
- Deutsche Welle+4.9 h
- Reuters+14.6 h
- Washington Times+23.1 h
- NY Post+30.6 h
- South China Morning Post+39.6 h
- Al Jazeera+44.8 h
- Jerusalem Post+67.5 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Outlets agree on the core facts but differ in geographic emphasis: Asian outlets focus on evacuations and China impact, Western outlets highlight the multi-country death toll, and wires keep it to landfall and rainfall warnings.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
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LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 10 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
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THE RIGHT
“Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China”WT Washington Times RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Schools and tourist sites closed as Typhoon Bavi heads through northern China” · AP News, Deutsche Welle, BBC, South China Morning Post, PBS NewsHour, Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera, Reuters
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APAP News Storm surge slams into windows as Typhoon Bavi hits China's Taizhou city PBSPBS NewsHour Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in eastern China as more than 1 million are evacuated 62d ago RReuters Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain 62d ago RIGHT2
WTWashington Times Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China 61d ago NYPNY Post Violent winds whip the coast of Japan as typhoon Bavi migrates to China 61d ago INTERNATIONAL5
DWDeutsche Welle Typhoon Bavi hits China after battering Taiwan, Japan 62d ago BBCBBC China braced for second typhoon in a week as Bavi approaches landfall 62d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Schools and tourist sites closed as Typhoon Bavi heads through northern China 61d ago JPJerusalem Post More than 260,000 people evacuated as Typhoon Bavi brings severe floods to mainland China 59d ago AJAl Jazeera Typhoon Bavi pummels China's eastern coast 60d ago 7 tracked claims across 10 outlets
Fact ledger
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At least 134 people were injured in Taiwan.
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