On 2024-02-24 the #Lixinsha bridge in #Guangzhou, #China broke due to a ship running into it. Five died.
Reactions in comments on reports and social media at the time were filled with "jokes" like:
tofu construction
Chinese products
ridiculous low quality
And so on and so on.
I wonder if any of those assholes have enough reflective ability to ponder how good their "jokes" are in the wake of the far worse #Baltimore bridge collapse.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
Previously the Chinese vessels left from #LongxueIsland in #Guangzhou before moving through Benham Rise, which is inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. #EastPHSea#China