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/Menkhal 1d ago

Not every western society. Here in Spain we have built one of the most extensive high-speed rail systems in the world during the last 30 years. Still being expanded. Same regarding highways.

Just like it's happening right now on eastern Europe using EU funded projects. Poland for example has made an amazing use of them. And in general public infrastructure is top notch in all of western europe.

I think the crumbling of infraestructure is mostly a US phenomenon. And the railroad in the UK is also in shambles. And i believe in both cases the root of that decay is in the neoliberalism wave both countries suffered with Thatcher and Reagan, with the damage they did still echoing today.