Tofu-dreg project

The phrase was coined by Zhu Rongji, the former premier of the People's Republic of China, on a 1998 visit to Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province to describe poorly built levees in the Yangtze River.

[8] According to Chinese architect Li Hu, tofu-dreg projects in China are vastly outnumbered by buildings without construction flaws.

One local was quoted in the article as saying that "the supervising agencies did not check to see if it met the national standards.

"[11] The state-controlled media has largely ignored the tofu-dregs schoolhouses, under directives from the propaganda bureau's instructions.

[12][13][14][15] In order to silence the issue, riot police officers broke up protests by parents; the authorities set up cordons around the schools; and officials ordered the Chinese news media to stop reporting on school collapses.