Posted AT 3:10 PM EST on 04/09/08
China concedes possible flaws in school construction
BEIJING — Nearly four months after China's devastating earthquake, a government scientist acknowledged Thursday that a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to construction flaws causing so many of them to collapse.
It was the first official admission that low building standards may have been behind the deaths of thousands of children.
Government critics have raised questions about shoddy construction after the 7.
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