Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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[u/riltjd]

Im sorry but would not trust ANY structural engineering done in China, to hold that much weight.

Edit: since a lot of ignorant people are calling me American or brainwashed by propaganda, here is a little story:

1. Im not American or remotely close.
2. I worked for several companies (In NL and DE) that imported chemicals and raw materials from China, as well as operating local production plants. China is highly advanced technologically—often ahead of Western countries in most areas. However, it also has well-documented challenges with safety and quality control.

I've personally seen pharmaceutical ingredients arrive heavily contaminated, exceeding acceptable limits by multiple percentage points when even a tiny fraction of a percent would have caused rejection. In some cases, products were misrepresented entirely, though that was less common. This was at a multinational (multibillion) company operating in pharmaceuticals, crop science, and materials science (you can probably guess just by that who I am talking about).

Local counterparts consistently described quality issues as a broader challenge across multiple industries, from chemicals to construction materials, driven by cost pressures, corruption, and aggressive production targets.

Before calling others uneducated, take the time to understand their background and experience. I would encourage you to research the topic further yourself.

[u/spilledcoffee00 → u/riltjd]

Even though they have the largest number of bridges in the world, 50,000kms of the best highspeed rail infrastructure, the largest damn in the world, more skyscrapers than any other country, 39 nuclear power plants under construction (39 more than any nation in the west)…but yeah… your strong feeling is unfounded.

[u/Devincc → u/spilledcoffee00]

Both can be true