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/StaysAwakeAllWeek 1d ago

Except the infrastructure China is investing in now is shockingly wasteful. They've already built out more than enough infrastructure for their population and economy and now it's building for the sake of building, all the while facing down a future shrinking population instead of a growing one.

The first suspension bridge across a river adds enormous value to your economy. The second adds a little less. The eleventh probably wasn't worth the billions you borrowed to build it.