Okara project

Okara project ( Chinese : 豆腐渣工程) is a phrase used in China to describe poorly constructed structures. The phrase was used by Zhu Rongji , the former prime minister of the People's Republic of China , on a visit to Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province , to describe a badly built dam.

In China, the term okara ( leftovers from the production of tofu) is used as a metaphor to describe bad work. This implies that an "Okara Project" is a poorly executed project for which the government should take responsibility.

After a visit to China in 2011, Canadian journalist Lawrence Solomon stated that the Chinese feared a “tofu dam” would break and result in hundreds of thousands of victims.

Okara projects during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

This kindergarten was one of the buildings that suffered severe damage to the supporting structure.

During the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, many school buildings collapsed and many students died. These buildings then became examples of Okara projects in public.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rising death toll, popular anger in China quake . World Socialist Web Site. May 21, 2008.
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