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Then where are the videos of western tofu dreg? China has a literal army of propaganda posters. Am I supposed to believe such problems exist and it never occurred to them to push it?



> In July 2021, another occurrence of tofu-dreg construction happened in Zhengzhou in Henan province where the entire city was put at a standstill due to torrential rains and flooding. The city was referred to as a “sponge city” because of how vulnerable the drainage system was. Some argued that the city was not to blame since they were experiencing unprecedented rain levels, but there was evidence later found pointing towards a weak infrastructure.

Damn, sounds like NYC this past week. Here's one of many videos:

https://x.com/OfficialWildX__/status/1707867092832378884?s=2...


At least in new York there are drains under the grates. In China there are grates but no actual drains. Someone still got paid for building drains.


> Then where are the videos of western tofu dreg?

I'm not totally sure I understood what tofu dregging was, but there's no shortage of low quality construction, collapsing bridges, unmaintained infrastructure, etc. in the US.




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