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Chinese authorities have summoned two major state-owned construction companies after investigations linked them to serious safety failures behind two major infrastructure incidents. Regulators found that negligence, falsified records, illegal subcontracting and weak safety oversight contributed to a deadly road collapse in southern China and the partial collapse of a newly built bridge in the southwest. Multiple government departments have directed the companies to strengthen safety management and prevent similar incidents, highlighting growing scrutiny of construction quality and infrastructure safety across the country.
China's national safety regulators have summoned state-owned construction giants China Communications Construction Company and Power Construction Corporation of China following findings of significant safety violations connected to two major infrastructure accidents.
According to a statement issued by the country's emergency management authorities earlier this week, investigations found that negligence, falsification of information, illegal subcontracting practices, corner-cutting during project execution and inadequate safety management by the companies and their subsidiaries contributed to the incidents.
One of the accidents was a road collapse in southern China during 2024 that claimed 52 lives. The other involved the partial collapse of a newly constructed bridge in southwestern China during 2025, raising fresh concerns about construction quality and project supervision in large public infrastructure developments.
Authorities said repeated inspections had identified similar safety risks on multiple occasions, yet the same violations continued to occur. Regulators noted that the lessons from the incidents were severe and highlighted persistent shortcomings in safety compliance and management systems.
The summons was jointly issued by regulators from China's State Council, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the country's state-owned assets administrator. The coordinated action reflects the government's heightened focus on infrastructure safety and accountability among state-owned enterprises.
The companies have been directed to implement concrete and effective measures to strengthen safety controls and improve oversight across their operations. Regulators stressed the need to prevent major and exceptionally serious accidents in future projects.
China has intensified safety inspections across several sectors in recent years following a series of fatal industrial and infrastructure-related accidents. Authorities have repeatedly called for stricter compliance with construction standards, stronger supervision of contractors and improved risk management practices.
The companies could not immediately be reached for comment outside regular business hours.
Source Reuters
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