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BigDiction@lemmy.world 2 days ago85% of the funding was provided by the European Union. It was one of Croatia’s main stipulations for joining the EU.
A Chinese state owned company did win the contract to build the bridge.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Ahh ok sorry i remembered wrong then. Still kinda sus but not a huge red flag like getting the funding from them.
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
What the hell is “sus” about that?
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
There are three main complaints that often arise from awarding construction contracts to ccp-owned companies.
The companies tend to have incredibly poor safety and environmental safety standards, and there are lots of cases of them not following the local law.
Quality concerns. While these companies often offer by far the cheapest deals, there is a decent quality tradeoff.
Removing pretty much any economic benefit construction brings from the local population. (jobs, contracts, material orders).
(and a bonus problem you’re literally sending money to a government who oppresses its own people, genocides its uyghur population, has wet dreams about invading its neighbours, and is an all-round authoritarian dictatorship).
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
I mean all of that is true, but, speaking as someone from Croatia - we don’t follow safety standards and regulations here anyway even with native workers, the quality of the bridge would definitely not be any better had Croats built it, and I doubt there even is the adequate workforce and know-how within Croatia that would be needed for such a massive and complex job. I would unironically expect the deadlines to be breached by several years. We also aren’t a rich country by European standards, so the price was probably a crucial factor.
In case you’re worrying about general Chinese influence on Croatian politics, that’s not really a problem, our govt is strongly pro-EU (for better and for worse), as well as much of the population.