{"id":2619713,"date":"2026-06-26T18:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plane-strikes-beijings-tallest-skyscraper\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:06:46","slug":"plane-strikes-beijings-tallest-skyscraper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plane-strikes-beijings-tallest-skyscraper\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane Strikes Beijing&#8217;s Tallest Skyscraper"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplane-strikes-beijings-tallest-skyscraper%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619713&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports an incident where the tallest building in Beijing, the CITIC Tower (also known as China Zun), was struck by a small plane, causing debris to fall onto the streets. Footage shared on X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >shows aircraft parts descending<\/a> from the tower, which is a 109-story skyscraper. The aircraft involved was identified as a Sunward SA 60L Aurora, a Chinese-made light sport plane owned by a local aviation company that typically provides pilot training and recreational flights. The plane apparently collided with the top floors of the building,which house the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s National Security Office. Authorities evacuated people from the building,and emergency vehicles responded at the scene. The incident follows previous security concerns related to the building and recent Chinese regulations banning unauthorized drones. Additionally, in nearby Sichuan Province, another major infrastructure, the Hongqi Bridge, partially collapsed in november 2025 due to landslides, though no casualties were reported.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tallest building in Beijing was struck by a plane Friday, spewing debris all over the Chinese capital\u2019s streets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-enormous-china-competitiveness-bill-but-it-faces-huge-roadblocks-in-the-senate\/\" title=\"House Passes Enormous ... Competitiveness Bill, But It Faces Huge Roadblocks In The Senate\">multiple sources reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of Beijing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BNODesk\/status\/2070482182024396805?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> to X by BNO News showed aircraft parts falling from <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/06\/25\/global-finance-sanctions-china-russia-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China<\/a> Zun, the 109-story CITIC Tower.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: Debris falls after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-late-clinton-advisor-who-admitted-jeffrey-epstein-to-white-house-seven-times-blocks-release-of-files-about-his-death\/\" title=\"Family of Late Clinton Advisor Who Admitted Jeffrey Epstein to White House Seven Times Blocks Release of Files About His Death\">small plane crashes<\/a> into the CITIC Tower in Beijing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yJS8zm2TYR\">pic.twitter.com\/yJS8zm2TYR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BNO News Live (@BNODesk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BNODesk\/status\/2070482182024396805?\">June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Online images <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GFWfrog\/status\/2070472888860160123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">captured<\/a> the registration code that indicated that it was a Chinese-manufactured light sport aircraft \u2014 a Sunward SA 60L Aurora.<\/p>\n<p>The plane, owned by a local general aviation company, provides pilot training, personal recreational flights, and aerial photography, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/26\/china\/small-plane-crashes-into-beijing-skyscraper-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<strong><br \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zh\">\u7a81\u53d1\uff01\u4e00\u67b6\u5c0f\u578b\u98de\u673a\u649e\u4e0a\u56e0\u9876\u5c42\u80fd\u773a\u671b\u4e2d\u5357\u6d77\u800c\u88ab\u4ea4\u4ed8\u7ed9\u56fd\u5b89\u529e\u516c\u7684\u5317\u4eac\u4e2d\u56fd\u5c0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A4W6GskDhs\">pic.twitter.com\/A4W6GskDhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u5899\u56fd\u86d9\u54c8\u54c8\ud83d\udc38 (@GFWfrog) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GFWfrog\/status\/2070472888860160123?\">June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>People evacuated from the skyscraper gathered on the streets near the entrance, along with fire trucks, police cars, and an ambulance, a CNN journalist observed.<\/p>\n<p>The top three floors were used by the National Security Office of the CCP.<\/p>\n<p>National security officials were previously concerned with the building\u2019s security, The Asia Times <a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2018\/05\/zhongnanhai-in-crosshairs-of-tallest-building-in-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On May 1, the Chinese capital banned drones without government approval, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The collision is not the first incident to befall a major manmade structure in China in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2025, the newly completed Hongqi Bridge in the country\u2019s Sichuan province partially <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/11\/11\/china-hongqi-bridge-collapse-river-landslide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collapsed<\/a> into the river it traversed following landslides. 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