Right. I guess skunkworks doesn't existyou mean selected officials right? a democracy won't produce a leadership class that's engineers because you have to appeal to voters and engineers aren't exactly known for being personable.
anyway DIY engineering collectives who do silly shyt like this exist in America and the west as well.
(This story has been corrected to say that worsening conditions and landslides led to the partial bridge collapse, not that the bridge collapse triggered landslides, in paragraph 3
Sounds like a natural type disaster and not shoddy craftsmanship.
Sounds like a natural type disaster and not shoddy craftsmanship.