85% of the funding was provided by the European Union. It was one of Croatia’s main stipulations for joining the EU.
A Chinese state owned company did win the contract to build the bridge.
Ahh ok sorry i remembered wrong then. Still kinda sus but not a huge red flag like getting the funding from them.
There are three main concerns that arise from awarding construction contracts to ccp-owned companies.
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The companies tend to have incredibly poor safety and environmental safety standards, and there are lots of cases of them not following the local law.
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Quality concerns. While these companies often offer by far the cheapest deals, there is a decent quality tradeoff.
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Removing pretty much any economic benefit construction brings from the local population. (jobs, contracts, material orders).
(and a bonus problem you’re literally sending money to a government who oppresses its own people, genocides its uyghur population, has wet dreams about invading its neighbours, and is an all-round authoritarian dictatorship).
