r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/rapatakaz • 1d ago

Video China is completing the construction of the tallest bridge in the world, which runs through the Grand Huajiang Canyon. The 2,890-meter-long steel suspension bridge rises 625 meters above sea level

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u/Harpeski 1d ago

China is like the USA in the roaring 60's: massive infrastructure investment for the future welfare/citizens and industry.

Meanwhile in every western society the infrastructure starts to crumble, because its 80y old. And no investment are made, because of 'no money'

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u/Citaku357 1d ago

China is like the USA in the roaring 60's: massive infrastructure investment for the future welfare/citizens and industry.

Isn't China investing more in infrastructure now than America did for all of its existence?

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u/Emo_tep 1d ago

Well it does have a lot more people