Welcome to the fourth installment of my “Tracking China in the Americas” series, in which I cover some underreported stories on China’s footprint in the Western Hemisphere. I actually had something different planned for this week — a deep dive into how China is reaching out to young people in the Western Hemisphere — but when I saw this bridge fall, I knew I had to switch gears. Anything to point out what China does wrong should spread far and wide. So, check back in next week for the young people stuff. Let’s get to the Hongqi Bridge.
China’s engineering marvel
Nov 11: the Hongqi Bridge (红旗大桥) at the Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station (双江口水电站) in Barkam (马尔康市), Aba (or Ngawa) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州), Sichuan province, collapsed after 4pm local time,… pic.twitter.com/dgL2y6fexF
— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) November 11, 2025
