China earthquake death toll hits 8,700

[kingofwale]

konnichiwa said:

kingofwale said:
How many of those buildings were actually built in China? And to that.. how many percent of total building constructions?

Again, I don't doubt Chinese's ability to make amazing building. What I am doubting is their ability to make even the most basic ones. No, not for lack of technology or labour skills, but their willingness.

Government kickbacks are MASSIVE and well-documented by foreign media, Buildings were made with less densed concrete than requirement to save money. People's lives are now lost because of it.

You are asking information that will be hard to find broand that I don't know and can't check.

If this interest you so much check this site:

http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/12/earthquake-hits-wenchuan-sichuan.php

It is a blog that is updated with the last news about it.

Edit:

UPDATE 29, 5:30pm: Two earthquakes measuring 5.7 and 4.4 hit the oceans off Taiwan's Hualian between 3:42 am and 5:11am on 11 May. (BBC just said "at least five" have died.)

 It's not hard to find those at all

http://jleo.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/12/1/167

http://china-economics-blog.blogspot.com/2007/09/research-paper-construction-corruption.html

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-12/12/content_757215.htm

 Last link was from official Chinese website.