China’s “Tofu Buildings” Are Crumbling Everywhere — A Broken Wall on the 30th Floor!

People spent millions to buy a house, but it turned out to be a rotten construction project. You see, this is a wall. You can dig it off with your hands. Do you think you should report him? Look, it would be strange if this house didn't collapse. When the window falls off, don't say I didn't install it properly. You see, this house is built so poorly that you can pull it apart with your hands. This house is going to fall down. This is a rotten construction project. Do you think you should report him? You see, this is still a new community. The construction team used a crane to dismantle the old bridge piers. After drilling away the outer layer of reinforced concrete, sand continued to flow out from inside the bridge pier. I originally thought the inside of the bridge pier was made of bricks, but I didn't expect it to be filled with sand. What is the principle here? China's economy is in decline. Real estate giants such as Evergrande and Country Garden have been hit by major financial storms. Local governments and developers have run out of money. Cutting corners and reducing material quality have become very common. More and more rotten projects are being exposed. Some buildings are cracked, some foundations are sinking, and sewers are unusable. Today, we are going to talk about China's scum projects. At around 7 a.m. on November 18th, the roof of an ice skating hall suddenly collapsed in Baiqing City, Jilin Province, leaving the scene in ruins. Official staff stated, the cause of the accident is initially determined to be deformation of the roof steel structure, possibly due to certain problems with construction quality. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. The video showed the roof of the skating hall suddenly collapsing. Almost the entire roof fell, and the scene was filled with smoke and dust. Woman said, it collapsed. How scary is that? Man said, at seven or eight in the morning, the police and firefighters came, but without medical staff. There should be no casualties. The ice skating hall has a construction area of 7,077 square meters, and was designed to meet the needs of indoor competitions, such as short track speed skating, figure skating, curling, and other sports. There are three floors plus a basement. The first floor mainly serves as competition venues. The second floor is activity rooms and gyms, and the third floor as training classrooms. Some netizens questioned, after investing 50 million, it collapsed within a few years. How was it inspected and approved back then? Some people are greedy. To put it bluntly, this is a man-made disaster. There was also a recent collapse incident in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, where a supermarket's roof caved in, causing many customers to fall into the river. On July 1st, the owner of the Greenland Intercity Space Station Community in Zhuzhou, Hunan, reported that the ceiling of the new building could be easily penetrated with plastic pipes, causing water and mud to fall like dust. I bought a house like this for a few hundred thousand yuan. This small plastic pipe can penetrate the floor. Can this house even be lived in? If I keep poking it, I suspect it might puncture the entire floor. Can we build a house like this? It feels very loose, as if it was filled directly without adding any cement. Honestly, it's scary to look at, and it feels like poking a hole in the sky. We asked the developer to check the quality problems in each house, and he said, let the owners check it themselves. It feels like the whole house is shaking after jumping. The earthquake resistance doesn't meet the requirements, does it? After the decoration is finished, will furniture or other items suddenly fall down? Our safety is also at risk. According to the developer's general contractor, this is a small defect in quality. In reality, the handover conditions were not met, and the acceptance process completely failed. What developers are doing now is pre-delivery. If the acceptance conditions and standards haven't been met, how can owners move in to renovate? Aren't you worried? We are very worried, but there's nothing we can do. We're being forced into this situation. The developer responded that the lack of cement strength was a minor flaw, and that it would be fine as long as the building could be delivered. The owner, Mr. Chen, felt helpless. They spent tens of thousands on a house in a school district but had no choice but to move in so their children could attend a good school. At present, the owner's appeals have been to no avail. Analysts believe that the CCP authorities focus solely on the pursuit of economic interests. As long as they can make money, they ignore everything else and do whatever it takes. A netizen commented, Officials simply don't take the lives of Chinese people seriously. Rotten construction projects in residential areas are endless. Online videos show many cracks in the walls of a 30-story building with the largest crack as wide as a fist. The walls are filled with foam. This crack is wide enough for the reporter to fit four fingers into it. A pillar of the 30-story building was broken, and four fingers could fit into the gap. The owners, frightened, demanded to check out. Upon inspection, the reporter saw cracks in multiple parts of the building. In the photos, you can see a wall on the fifth floor connected to the main structure of the house. Upon closer inspection, some owners discovered the cracked wall was actually filled with foam. To confirm, the reporter used tools to break open the wall, revealing large amounts of foam. The developer responded that this wall is not load-bearing but decorative, claiming the cracks would not affect the building's structural integrity. However, the owners argued this concerns the safety of all residents, and even minor issues could lead to catastrophic consequences. Later, surveyors tested the building's slope and found that the developer had not checked the soil density. The soft soil caused the foundation to sink, leading to the large cracks. Reporter, why is this bone loose? Technician, it was filled in after the building was constructed. Reporter, the ground was not compacted. It was built on loose soil, and even the back-filled soil was not compacted. Over time, rainwater soaked the soil, creating pressure that caused cavities to collapse, leading to significant settlement. Apparently, the developer failed to evaluate the soil conditions before construction, disregarding the owner's safety entirely. When owners saw that they had spent their life savings on such a house, they were deeply distressed. They demanded refunds from the developer, but their requests were denied. The owners insisted they would not live there under any circumstances. Coincidentally, in the recently delivered residential complex Jixinyuan in Pingtan, Fujian Province, load-bearing walls were found cut through, putting the building at risk of collapse. Owners are now afraid to move in. Take a look. The entire suspended pillar on site is hollow. Can you see it? This piece of stone can be peeled off with your hands. Pingtan isn't big, but it's creating a myth. Given the chance to build a structure, they've created a suspended building. When owners entered the building, their expressions were like those caught in the rain. Some approached cautiously, fearing the pillar might suddenly give way and bury everyone with a loud crash. The builders, however, appeared calm, as if to say this is their newly developed suspension technology, claiming to lead the world. Rotten construction projects like these are widespread in China. On July 9th, all balconies from the first to fourth floors of a seven-story residence in Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province, fell off. The exposed balcony bricks revealed no steel bars. Heavy machinery arrived to remove the remaining balconies on the upper floors. Some professionals commented, why do urban balconies keep collapsing? After carefully reviewing the video, a netizen noted, I didn't see any steel bars connecting the balconies to the floors. Under the CCP's corrupt system, projects are subcontracted through various layers, with most of the funds siphoned off by corrupt officials. Construction companies are left with minimal budgets, making it common practice to cut corners and skimp on materials. Home is not safe, nor is the outside. On October 3rd, 2022, the road surface of Chaohei Pedestrian Street in Qijiang, Chongqing, suddenly collapsed. Since the location was near a mass transit station, many passersby failed to react in time and fell into the septic tank beneath the road. The scene was so foul that onlookers instinctively covered their noses. However, several brave bystanders, undeterred by the stench, pulled those who fell into the septic tank back to safety. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Tofu construction in China, Foshan building shakes, buildings in Wuhan are shaking too. Construction projects in China are nicknamed tofu by the people. Tofu projects and buildings have mushroomed under the CCP regime due to rampant corruption among officials and cadres. Corruption permeates from top to bottom, even in the construction sector, leading to the use of substandard materials, steel and cement. As a result, these constructions are of poor quality, with crumbling walls made of sand, concrete without reinforcement, and buildings that are very easy to collapse when unexpected incidents occur. Many cases of residential buildings and large traffic bridges collapsing have occurred in the mainland, causing significant loss of life. The number of such incidents increases every year, but the CCP regime continues to ignore this problem. China's shoddy construction projects are becoming more and more bizarre. In addition to the already common occurrences of building collapses, bridge collapses, and road collapses, the phenomenon of shaking buildings has recently appeared. On June 25th, the official website of the Housing, Urban Rural Development, and Water Affairs Bureau of Changcheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, issued a situation report stating that at about 15 yunars on June 24th, 2024, block A of Vanka Financial Center in Changcheng District shook slightly, and some people inside the building evacuated downstairs. After a preliminary investigation by experts, no damage to the main structure of the building, cracking of the surrounding site, or falling off of the curtain wall panels was found. Video posted online showed the high-rise building of Foshan Vanka Financial Center shaking violently. The footage showed that a high-rise building in the center of the city kept swaying, and employees inside fled downstairs to the open area below. Someone said, the whole building is shaking. In another scene, a potted plant placed on an employee's desk is seen shaking up and down, left and right. The female employee said, there's an earthquake. It keeps shaking. Look, oh, it's shaking so hard. No, it's the entire foundation shaking. However, Chinese media reported that the surrounding buildings of Tower A of the financial center did not shake, and people in Towers B and C of the nearby financial center within 100 meters also said they did not feel any obvious vibrations. Relevant staff from the Seismological Bureau even said that no earthquake occurred in Foshan and surrounding areas around 1530. Someone left a message on Weibo and said, wasn't the damping adjusted? I remember this happened in Shenzhen a few years ago. The Shenzhen Seg Plaza building also shook like this last time, and then part of the building on the roof was demolished. There have been road collapses here before. However, some people said it hints at a financial earthquake. Coincidentally, in addition to the phenomenon of swaying in the Venka building in Foshan, there was also a phenomenon of swaying in a high-rise building as far away as Wuhan. On June 23rd, a high-rise residential building in Wuhan swayed inexplicably in the wind. The video posted online shows a building swaying left and right together with a nearby tree, and there is relative back and forth movement between two unit buildings. However, no residents were seen outside the building. Some netizens left comments under a related video on social media. How to deal with so much construction waste? Guangzhou has just collapsed and the buildings are shaking again. Although it has nothing to do with me, I really can't stand it. On June 21st, a residential building suddenly collapsed on Tianfu Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou. Video footage showed that the collapsed stairs squeezed the exposed steel bars together and the scene was in chaos. Heart-wrenching cries were also heard in the video. A man said, someone is injured in the rubble. Call for help immediately. Imagine waking up in an apartment you spent your life savings to buy. Only to hear the walls cracking. This isn't a nightmare. It's the reality unfolding across China. Beneath the glittering facade of its megacities, a time bomb is ticking. Tofu buildings, shoddily constructed structures built in haste to satisfy political ambitions and corporate greed. Once celebrated as symbols of China's unstoppable rise, these concrete towers are now crumbling, exposing the dark secrets of a system desperate to maintain its image of an economic miracle. From hairline cracks to catastrophic collapses, these are the first signs of a full-blown crisis that the Chinese Communist Party, CCP, is scrambling to cover up. But the truth is leaking out and it's shaking the very foundations of society. Tofu buildings, symbols of collapse. One day, you notice a small crack in the wall. The next, your ceiling crashes onto your dining table. Across China, horrifying stories are spreading. Newly built towers splitting open, balconies collapsing, staircases snapping like twigs. These aren't random accidents. They're the result of a construction industry corrupted by speed, greed, and political ambition. In the late 2000s, urban development became a numbers game with local officials racing to meet quotas for career advancement, while real estate giants like Evergrande and Country Garden chased massive profits. Contracts went to the cheapest bidders, oversight vanished, and quality was the first casualty. Diluted cement, steel rods swapped for scrap metal, corners cut at every turn. The term tofu buildings originally coined for poorly built schools that collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake now haunts cities nationwide. Fear is no longer confined to rural areas. It has seeped into high-rises, shopping malls, and even government offices. On social media, videos go viral. A mother screams as ceiling plaster falls inches from her child. These buildings aren't 30 years old. Some are barely two, constructed by state-backed developers. The government promises crackdowns, but insiders reveal fake inspections, rigged contracts, and hush money. In Zhengde, a luxury complex's lobby ceiling caved in during light rain. In Chengdu, a torrent of water burst from a high-rise ceiling, turning staircases into waterfalls. In Tianjin, balconies collapsed like dominoes. A leaked government report from Jiangsu revealed over 300 residential buildings deemed unsafe, more than half built after 2017, with documents exposing tampered inspections and swapped materials. The walls are falling, and with them, the illusion of safety. China's housing boom, once hailed as a miracle, has become a nightmare for millions. The question echoing online is stark. Which building will collapse next? The CCP tries to suppress the truth by censoring videos and threatening whistleblowers, but the cracks can't be hidden forever. This isn't just a technical issue. It's a symptom of a system where the interests of party elites trump the lives of ordinary citizens, the panic of the middle class. China's middle class, the backbone of the Chinese dream, is in a state of panic. They bought homes with crushing mortgages only to fear for their lives. Thousands of families refuse to move into newly built apartments, recognizing them as death traps disguised as homes. Demands for independent safety inspections are ignored. Their money is gone, and the legal system offers no hope. Developers blame subcontractors, subcontractors point to suppliers, and officials stay silent to avoid mass outrage. In Guangzhou, a high rise visibly leans northward, yet authorities only advise avoiding balconies during storms. In Nanjing, a leaked video revealed walls stuffed with trash instead of insulation. Coffins awaiting an earthquake, engineers warn. Building management companies, often controlled by developers, squash dissent through social media censorship, lawsuit threats, and even police intimidation. The crisis spreads from the ruins of giants like Evergrande and Country Garden. Many buildings crumble within one to three years with floors shifting underfoot. Online, anonymous voices plead, don't move in, you might not survive. The phrase tofu buildings is no longer a metaphor, it's a terrifying reality. As typhoons grow fiercer and temperatures rise, engineers warn that many towers won't survive the summer. This isn't just about real estate, it's a crisis of trust, fear, and a nation's credibility collapsing floor by floor. The harsh truth behind the glittering skyline. Beneath China's dazzling skylines lies a brutal truth, many homes were never built to last. Corruption, fake materials, and zero accountability have created a nationwide trap. At the heart of the disaster is a land-driven development machine. Local governments rely on land sales to fund everything from schools to subways, forging an unholy alliance with officials chasing economic targets and developers chasing profits. Quantity trumps quality, speed trumps safety. Inspections are often mere paperwork conducted by firms tied to the developers themselves. Conflicts of interest are the rule, not the exception. Whistleblowers from Hunan expose bribes disguised as inspection fees. A former engineer confessed that unsafe buildings were approved with a stamp and a handshake. Once approved, problems become the homeowner's burden. Diluted cement, hollow bricks, scrap metal for steel, walls stuffed with shredded newspaper. A 2024 investigation uncovered entire apartment walls filled with cardboard. The construction chain is deliberately messy. 20 contractors might touch a single building, but none take responsibility when things go wrong. The result is a slow-motion failure. Waterproofing fails, floors warp, walls crack, and buildings breathe as they lose stability. Since the 2023 real estate crash, cash-strapped developers have rushed to finish buildings just enough to avoid penalties, delivering properties with no plumbing, broken foundations, and bare concrete floors. Legally, once the outer walls are up, the project is delivered, even if it's uninhabitable. Regulatory watchdogs are paralyzed, gutted, merged, or defunded in the name of cost-cutting. A leaked 2025 housing ministry report shows fewer than 2% of structural complaints led to action. Most were ignored. Families are trapped. They can't sell as property values plummet, can't leave due to 30-year loans, and can't sue because courts won't take structural defect cases unless someone dies. State-linked developers are legally untouchable. The CCP suppresses the truth through information control, but leaks reveal a national trauma. Homes, representing entire life savings, have become sources of fear, from construction flaws to a national wound. What began as a construction problem has become a national wound. For millions, an apartment isn't just shelter, it's their entire wealth. Life savings traded for leaking, creaking, crumbling walls. In Hainan, residents of Jinu Garden hear walls cracking at night. Ceiling plaster falls in dry weather. One mother hasn't slept through the night, checking on her children hourly, fearing a collapse. Mental health data shows a sharp rise in stress and depression. A 2025 report estimates over a third of affected homeowners suffer chronic anxiety. They're trapped in buildings that feel like ticking bombs, with no one listening. In Guangzhou, a father of two told reporters, I have 18 years left on my mortgage, but my home is falling apart. Every new crack reminds me my future is vanishing. Anger is erupting. Protests from Liaoning to Sichuan, with signs reading, we bought homes, not coffins. Videos show families camping outside housing offices, begging for help, only to face police warnings, arrests, and court delays. The system tells them to follow rules that never protected them. Communities, once tight-knit, have become battlegrounds of blame, silence, and fear. Neighbors turn on each other. In Chongqing, residents refuse to fix their crumbling building, believing it's the government's job, letting cracks grow for a year. Health hazards are everywhere. Mold creeps through cracked walls, sewage pools and basements. Ceilings collapse without warning. In Jiangsu, a six-year-old boy was crushed to death in May 2025, when a bedroom ceiling fell in a new complex. The fallout goes beyond broken walls. Real estate, the backbone of the middle-class dream, is now a nightmare. With over 80% of household wealth tied to homes, the collapse of trust sends shockwaves through society. Young people delay marriage, parents can't sell to retire, and people abandon cities they worked lifetimes to reach. This isn't just a housing crisis. It's a breach of the social contract. When citizens buy state-endorsed homes and live in fear, what does that say about the system? The government stays silent. Developers go bankrupt. Whistleblowers are threatened. Beyond the concrete, a deeper collapse is underway, the collapse of trust. Economic crisis, factory closures, and mass unemployment. The crisis doesn't stop at concrete. It's spreading to the economy, with the CCP hiding its true scale. From September 1st, the Supreme Court ruled all agreements bypassing social insurance, applying to all businesses, from individual vendors to small traders. This was a bombshell. Factories are shutting down en masse. In Dongguan, Tianhong Technology closed overnight. A factory with 98% temporary workers collapsed. Veteran workers stood dazed at the gates, unsure how to survive. Large and small factories are closing, triggering widespread unemployment. A real-life dialogue. An employee with a 3 to 4 million Vietnamese dong salary asked about BHXH deductions, only to learn it would come from their pay, leading to resignations. Hiring is tough with post-deduction salaries too low. In Hangzhou, shops close. Owners turn to widow shops, barely operating. Jobs are scarce. A company once with 300 employees now has a handful. The auto industry is in shambles. Summer jobs demand seven days of unpaid trial work. In Dongguan, factories owe April-May wages, ignoring calls and protests. Where's your conscience? Where's justice? A worker cried. They hoped for official intervention, but lawsuits are futile as assets are already transferred. Minimum wages are dismal. Guangdong at 2,500 CNY, Shenzhen, 2,520 CNY, Shanghai, 2,740 CNY, half of Taiwan's 7,000 CNY. Over 10 years, Taiwan's minimum wage rose 42.9%, Shenzhen's only 24%. Crowds fight for low-paying jobs. One person does the work of three, with companies still cutting corners. Minor illnesses are endured. Major ones lead to heaven. Life is a cycle of certificates, birth, ID, vaccines, property, exams, jobs, marriage, divorce, death, each requiring a document. New rental taxes from September 15 add 12% to rent, passed on to tenants, raising costs from 3,000 to 3,500 CNY per month. In Jinan, shops in Hanyu Jinu and Summer Plaza have shuttered en masse. The CCP's hidden secrets, from economy to politics. Behind it all, the CCP conceals truths to preserve power. A full-scale crisis, economic decline, social unrest, political distrust is heavily censored. Leaked reports and whistleblowers face threats. Protests are suppressed. The system prioritizes growth metrics over lives. Corruption festers from construction to social insurance. Citizens are trapped in debt, unemployment, and crumbling homes. Trust is shattered. The government remains silent, but leaks expose a deep wound, from tofu buildings to mass layoffs, migration, and mental health crises. When home becomes a source of fear, how long can a nation endure? The CCP hides the truth, but it's breaking through, threatening the system's foundation. Millions ask, who will fill the void? The answer lies behind the curtain of secrets, and it could change everything.