I don't know, maybe we should just start a daily photo gallery of crap that's collapsed or fallen apart around China? This week, the White River Bridge in Beijing's Huairou district collapsed when a truck weighing approximately 160 tons tried to drive across it. more ›

Only a day and a half after it was opened, a newly constructed highway in Kunming, Yunnan province collapsed on July 10, killing two and injuring two others. It's being called the "shortest-lived highway ever." While rain was largely blamed for the collapse, it is obvious to observers that both proper testing and proper construction safety measures hadn't been undertaken. more ›

Around 6:40 this morning, the scaffolding of the elevated on Huaxiang Lu near Beiqing Lu in the Minhang District collapsed in the construction area. More than 10 construction workers had been standing on the scaffolding before it suddenly crashed down. Immediately after the collapse, 120 emergency technicians rushed to the scene and brought the injured people to Qu Jing Hospital. According to Xinmin, one construction worker had died and another six have suffered injuries. more ›

Peijin Chen reports that the death toll in the Hangzhou subway tunnel collapse we told you about earlier has gone up, and that the problems that led to the tragedy were discovered a month ago. more ›

We've been somewhat faithful readers of Foreign Policy for awhile and noticed that they had a couple of articles that either mention or focus on China in their recent issue. Jeff Chang has written an article called It's a Hip-Hop World where he talks about how globalized hip hop has become, and, in this context, mentions Shanghai. More worrisome than a bunch of seventeen-year-olds in baggy pants is information we found in the article on... more ›