{
  "id": "emergency/110-119-120-not-911",
  "signature": "AI tells someone in China to call 911 in an emergency",
  "signature_zh": "",
  "regex": "(911.*cn|china.*emergency|emergency.*number.*china)",
  "domain": "emergency",
  "category": "wrong_emergency_number",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "China does not use 911. Dial 110 for police, 119 for fire, 120 for ambulance, and 122 for traffic accidents. All are free. English support is limited outside major cities.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "any",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "Dial 911 in China expecting to reach emergency services",
      "why_fails": "911 is not the emergency number in China. Police is 110, fire is 119, ambulance is 120, and traffic accidents are 122. A 911 call does not connect to local police, fire, or ambulance.",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.gov.cn/",
        "https://www.mps.gov.cn/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "Call 119 (fire) for a medical emergency",
      "why_fails": "119 dispatches fire services; ambulances come via 120. Calling 119 for a medical case forces a transfer and delays care.",
      "fail_rate": 0.5,
      "condition": "Medical emergency",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Use China's real emergency numbers.",
      "success_rate": 0.96,
      "how": "Police: 110. Fire: 119. Ambulance: 120. Traffic accident: 122.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.gov.cn/",
        "https://www.mps.gov.cn/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "action": "If you do not speak Chinese, ask a local or hotel staff to call, or use 110 which can route to English help in major cities.",
      "success_rate": 0.78,
      "how": "Have your location in Chinese characters ready (translation app). In large cities, 110 can connect to limited English assistance.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": null,
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.85,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.92,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-01-01",
  "last_confirmed": "2026-06-14",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-14",
  "evidence_count": 3,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": [
    "emergency/110-119-120-not-911/cn"
  ]
}