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Written by Stumo   
Wednesday, 15 August 2007

Shoddy steel is coming from China.  The steel does not meet generally accepted strength specifications.  Over 6,000 damaged or dangerous bridges in that country are reportedly going to be fixed.

On Monday, a major NEW bridge (1000 feet long) crossing the Tuo River in Feghuang county in China collapsed as it neared completion.  Workers were stripping the scaffolding from the bridge, rush hour traffic was going overhead.  At least 60 people died.

We don't know where the components for the Minneapolis bridge, that collapsed August 1, were manufactured

Rumor has it that parts of the new Oakland Bay Bridge are being constructed in China.  Is some government bureaucrat worrying about this?

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written by China Watcher , August 16, 2007
Let's be a little cautious in using the "facts" of each case. The Minneapolis bridge was built 40 years ago. Given its age and location, the steel used was almost certainly of US origin. The problem there seems to have been the design as much as anything, although it may take many months to complete the forensic analysis. Similarly, there is probably very little Chinese steel in the 6,000 deficient bridges; most of them are "of a certain age." As of today, I haven't seen any explanation for the collapse of the bridge in Hunan Province. It may well have been caused by deficient steel components, but we don't know that. There are plenty of well documented cases of unsafe imports from China. No need to engage in fear mongering based on highly dubious examples.
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