Netizens say '911' beats '120'

The death of pop icon Michael Jackson has led to unexpected criticism of China's emergency medical system.

Netizens praised the American 911 dispatcher who handled the Jackson emergency call and criticized differences between the Chinese and American emergency services on popular Internet portals Sohu.com and Sina.com, as well as on provincial level websites like Hainan-based club.kdnet.net.

"China's emergency medical service is not as careful as its American counterpart," Zhang Han, a Beijing blogger, wrote on his blog on Sina.com.