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/SaltyWailord 1d ago

Nail on head.

You have to hand it to them, they seem to invest money in building a more efficient future. The development of high speed trains and high rises is nothing but astounding

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u/aronenark 1d ago edited 1d ago

China poured more concrete in 3 years from 2011 to 2013 than the United States did in the entire 20th century, and did it again in only 2 years from 2020 to 2021. The number of high rise buildings in Shanghai is estimated to have passed 10,000.

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u/HouseOf42 1d ago

Most of those buildings are empty, and just recently most of a ghost city was leveled because of half finished buildings.

They may pour a lot of concrete, and it's holding up nothing but empty promises and tofu dredge crutches.