From the Chinese press

Tighten construction rules

Media reports on the collapse of a residential building in Fenghua, Zhejiang province, have sparked a public debate on the poor state of some buildings in China. And the public seems concerned over the lack of measures to prevent similar incidents elsewhere, says an article in Guangzhou Daily. Excerpts:

The fact that local officials and experts had inspected the building in Fenghua without giving any warning of the poor state it was in just days before it collapsed has created panic among the public. More shocking for the public is the fact that the officials and experts had declared the building safe.