China's artificial islands are crumbling???

Rumours suggest that the concrete in China's new islands in South China Sea is crumbling and their foundations turning to sponge in a hostile climate. And that is before considering what a direct hit from a super-typhoon might do.https://t.co/BnpjlpPNUR pic.twitter.com/F4JqEP9XKj

— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) December 3, 2019