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China, stop to skyscrapers higher than 250 meters

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China has imposed severe restrictions on the construction of new skyscrapers. Two state bodies made it known. A recent circular issued jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Emergency Management prohibits the approval of buildings over 250 meters high, and strictly limits those higher than 150 meters in all cities the whose urban population is less than 3 million. In cities with urban populations over 3 million, the construction of buildings over 500 meters is prohibited and buildings taller than 250 meters can only be built under severe restrictions.

The circular also specifies that any residential building higher than 80 meters or public buildings higher than 100 meters must meet local fire standards in order to be approved for construction. The document also banned the construction of skyscrapers in historic neighborhoods, heritage sites and areas with heavy traffic.

Building skyscrapers in China has never been this difficult. Officials who approve projects that violate the new rules “will be held accountable” and punished. The restrictions decided by the government are linked to concerns for the safety of citizens which, in recent times, has not always been guaranteed inside the most impressive buildings. By early 2021, for example, a 356-meter, 71-story tower in downtown Shenzen had faltered, due to the 50-meter swinging of the 50-meter mast at the top of the building caused by the wind. The palace had been closed and then reopened last September after the tree was removed.

China is the country where there are some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world, including the Shanghai Tower of 632 meters and the Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, of 599.1 meters.

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