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their families' grief and demands for accountability deserve respect.", "Poor construction endangers everyone who uses a building." ], "affected_parties": [ "Families of victims", "Residents of unsafe buildings", "Engineers and builders" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody owns the term; owners and builders answer for each project, under building authorities.", "master_systems": [] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q7813011: tofu-dreg project", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7813011", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Tofu-dreg project", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu-dreg_project", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "understand", "name": "Understand", "description": "What a tofu-dreg project is.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "definition", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "findings": [ { "id": "definition-finding", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is a tofu-dreg project, and how does the term differ from construction defects, natural collapses, jerry-built and nail houses?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is there a building showing serious cracks or signs of collapse, in which case evacuate and contact emergency services or building authorities?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "origin", "name": "Origin", "description": "Origin of the term.", "findings": [ { "id": "origin-finding", "name": "Origin", "description": "Origin.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where does the tofu-dreg metaphor come from, and how did it spread?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Zhu Rongji?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "cases", "name": "Cases", "description": "Cases.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "sichuan", "name": "Sichuan", "description": "2008 school collapses.", "findings": [ { "id": "sichuan-finding", "name": "Sichuan", "description": "Sichuan.", "questions": [ { "text": "What did reporters, parents and authorities say about school collapses in the 2008 earthquake, with positions attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "infrastructure", "name": "Infrastructure", "description": "Other cases.", "findings": [ { "id": "infrastructure-finding", "name": "Infrastructure", "description": "Infrastructure.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which bridge, road and dam failures have been described with the term, as reported?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which sources are cited?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "governance", "name": "Governance", "description": "Governance.", "rationale": "Regulation.", "layers": [ { "id": "codes", "name": "Codes", "description": "Building codes.", "findings": [ { "id": "codes-finding", "name": "Codes", "description": "Codes.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are construction quality and seismic codes enforced in China?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits building code?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "corruption", "name": "Corruption", "description": "Corruption links.", "findings": [ { "id": "corruption-finding", "name": "Corruption", "description": "Corruption.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do analysts link substandard construction to corruption and oversight gaps, with positions attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the presentation neutral and attributed?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context", "name": "Context", "description": "Society.", "rationale": "Context.", "layers": [ { "id": "activism", "name": "Activism", "description": "Citizen investigations.", "findings": [ { "id": "activism-finding", "name": "Activism", "description": "Activism.", "questions": [ { "text": "What happened to citizen investigations of school collapses, as reported?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Ai Weiwei?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "language", "name": "Language", "description": "Language use.", "findings": [ { "id": "language-finding", "name": "Language", "description": "Language.", "questions": [ { "text": "How is the term used metaphorically beyond construction?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Chinese internet slang?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should the 2008 school collapses be a separate entry?", "How should reports and official findings be presented side by side?", "Should the term be moved to a lexical entry?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }