Jiangsu eases public concerns over construction projects

Jiangsu province has been soliciting public opinion and inviting third-party companies to provide assessments before construction starts on major projects, according to top provincial officials.

Liu Hua, chief of the Jiangsu People's Procuratorate, said major projects can only start construction after they get people's support and pass all risk assessments.

"Jiangsu province has evaluated 51,431 projects since 2012," she said. "Among them, 391 have been suspended and 115 denied. To get the projects approved, the workers visited about 2.8 million people over six years and solved 93,000 disputes to get their support."