Tofu-dreg project
On September 15, a netizen uploaded a video repeatedly poking the damaged ceiling at Phase II of Yuelu Qingcheng in Huaihua, Hunan with a wooden stick, with dust and debris falling one after another, calling it a tofu-dreg project, more fragile than tofu.
A Ugandan mayor inspected a project contracted by China Communications Construction Company, and the program said he criticized problems with the project's quality.
On July 15, 2026, the iconic “Sincerity Tripod” landmark at the Nan Market in Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, collapsed and was destroyed after heavy rain. Its interior was found to be filled with a structure pieced together from thin sheet iron, prompting netizens to mock it as a fake vanity project.
A breach and collapse occurred at the Liulang Reservoir in Guangxi, sweeping away an entire village. Netizens questioned whether the dam was a tofu-dreg project. The government initially responded that it was not a reservoir collapse, but that emergency handling was underway.
The newly renovated Novi Sad railway station in Serbia, which involved Chinese-funded enterprises in its construction, collapsed, killing over a dozen people. The government subsequently chose to cover up the incident, with no one held accountable.