On August.24th, 2012, Harbin Yangming Bridge completely collapsed; four big trucks fell to the ground, which caused five injuries and three deaths.
Then the government announced the official explanation; the main reason of this accident was because those trucks were overloaded, which could not even convince the public. The public doubted that, they held the view that the main reason was the terrible quality of the bridge.
When it comes to the quality of the bridge, it is closely related to the construction company’s ethic, as I know, many construction companies in china want to maximize their profit, accordingly, they try to use cheap material and to hire cheap architects to lower their cost. As a result, we can always see the media reports that the bridge collapsed, a relatively new road is broken, etc. As the company that is in charge of building infrastructure for the city, it should shoulder its responsibility and ensure accomplish the project with high quality rather than profit at the expense of people’s safety. If a company loses its ethic, it will gradually lose its reputation and be kicked out of the market.