homes that weren t built to withstand earthquakes simply collapsed in on themselves. to try to prevent such catastrophic collapses, turkish building regulations were strengthened. professor mehmet aydinoglu was asked to write these new rules. this is a guide for engineers and it contains the rules for good, safe building design. we have a good seismic design code. i believe it s one of the best in the world. but because of the lack of proper implementation, we face such a terrible situation. some developers and construction firms didn t follow the rules. rather than enforce them, the government declared an amnesty, allowing firms to pay if their building didn t
construction firms, engineering firms. you know, to restart infrastructure spending again. however, i would just add that that group to do that is getting narrower than, say, 15 years ago, because, you know, china s government, especially local governments, already have been too indebted and also the return from the coming investment is also diminishing. lingling wei, pleasure to have you on. thank you very much for having me. next on gps, the wild weather in california. events like this are dangerous, disruptive, and very expensive. i ll dig into the staggering costs of climate change when we come back.
does the government seem willing to spend in order to get the economy moving? yes, fareed. that s basically the old playbook for beijing. when things go bad, they rely on construction firms, engineering firms. however, i would just add that because, you know, china s government, especially local governments, already have been too indebted and also the return from the coming investment is also diminishing. lingling wei, pleasure to have you on. thank you very much for having me. next on gps, the wild weather in california.
something like $29 billion worth of deals, they expect to be signed tomorrow after xijinping s meeting with the crown prince. an tomorrow after xi jinping s meeting with the crown prince. an investment b both with the crown prince. an investment by both countries with the crown prince. an investment by both countries is with the crown prince. an investment by both countries is a with the crown prince. an investment by both countries is a two-way - by both countries is a two way street because we have seen saudi investments in china also which are clearly important to the chinese government. clearly important to the chinese government- clearly important to the chinese government. that is right on this relationship government. that is right on this relationship has government. that is right on this relationship has been government. that is right on this i relationship has been fundamentally about oil and energy over the years, thatis about oil and energy over the years, that
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