Recently, residents of Wuxi Economic Development Zone have expressed their hope that the water supply connection project promised by the local government can be started as soon as possible. Local residents stated that about a decade ago, they were preparing to connect to the tap water system, but because they were included in the demolition zone, the water pipeline network was no longer laid, and water was supplied regularly by the government to meet residents’ daily needs. However, since the exact demolition time was later, water was supplied continuously for several years. After this village was incorporated into the scope of the Economic Development Zone and was no longer in the demolition zone, it still did not have tap water and continued to receive water periodically, causing great inconvenience to local residents. Previously, some residents had complained about wanting to use tap water, but only recently did the local street office contact the water utility company, and the construction was scheduled to be completed by the end of November. However, as of November 30, the construction had not yet started. The Ministry of Water Resources previously stated that by the end of 2024, the nationwide rural tap water coverage rate would reach 92%. Yet, even now, 8% of rural areas still lack tap water. Why is it that the so-called infrastructure “crazy builder” is so slow in expanding tap water coverage, while in other areas such as highway and railway construction and water conservancy projects, they are so vigorous? This is nothing but the result of capitalists chasing profits, aiming to transfer the country’s income, taxes, and other revenues to enterprises related to bureaucratic monopolist bourgeoisie. Therefore, projects like road and water conservancy construction are being aggressively expanded, without considering the needs of the working people. This has led to the strange situation of rural areas not having tap water for more than ten years. Only by overthrowing the regime controlled by the bourgeoisie and establishing truly people-beneficial infrastructure can these issues be prioritized, rather than wasting large amounts of people’s blood and sweat just to satisfy bourgeois profits.
It sounds a bit off; if there is indeed going to be demolition there, not repairing the tap water pipes might also be reasonable, otherwise they might be demolished later. There are no more materials listed here, so it’s unclear the exact time it was included in the Economic Development Zone or why the delay occurred. Using this as an analogy for the rural tap water coverage rate doesn’t seem very appropriate.