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Bridge collapse raises questions about the pace of China's infrastructure development

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published November 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM CST

A section of the newly opened Hongqi Bridge collapsed in China’s mountainous Sichuan Province, apparently after a landslide.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Dan Wang, research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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