Above the world in 90 days: China building world’s tallest skyscraper — 220 storeys — in just three months (economy, government)
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China’s infrastructure is failing owing to sub-standard materials, corruption, and lax regulation
Published 4 October 2012
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Shoddy infrastructure in China has put people in danger time and time again; many of the infrastructure issues in China stem from the government’s focus on quantity over quality, as well as making sure that as many people are employed as possible for a project, rather than using the latest construction technology; sub-standard materials, corruption, and lax regulation only exacerbate the problem
Substandard Steel Threatens Building Safety in Chinese City
According to China’s state-run media, 345 tons of inferior quality steel was found at the construction site for an affordable housing project in south China’s Wenchang, Hainan Province. The steel was about to be used for the project and could have compromised the safety of the housing project.
They knew the product was unqualified,” Liu Bingcheng, who does quality inspections, said. But “they still allowed the substandard product to sell in the market.” Substandard Steel Threatens Building Safety in Chinese City | Business & Economy | China | Epoch Times
Last edited by CaseyB; 11-26-2012 at 05:20 PM..
Reason: off topic
the first word that comes to mind is 'monstrosity.'
at 220 stories this thing will be twice as tall as the old World Trade Center buildings.
if you stacked the Twin Towers on top of each other, that's how high this thing will be if it gets built.
however not being a fan of very tall buildings in general I think the word 'monstrosity' could be used to describe any skyscraper.
Ain't gonna happen. They might eventually slap this thing together but it won't be done in 90 days, that is just wishful thinking.
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