New Delhi, July 1 -- A small plane slammed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper four days ago, but today, there's not even a hole to corroborate what happened. And as for the Chinese authorities, there was only a 60-word report in the state-owned Beijing Daily detailing only the basic facts.

The crash killed the pilot, the only person on board, and wounded 13 others. However, there is no news of why or how the Friday crash, only a few kilometres from Zhongnanhai, the Communist Party's headquarters, happened.

According to a BBC report, the collision left holes on the side of the 109-storey CITIC Tower. However, it has since been boarded up.

Interestingly, there isn't even a virtual record of the incident online, as the dramatic footage of ...