CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Skyscrapers taller than 150 meters are not allowed to be built in cities with less than 3 million people".
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- Oct 26, 202190% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
China Expands Its Nationwide Skyscraper Height Caps
China's housing ministry tightened its skyscraper rules nationwide, barring any new building over 150m in cities under 3 million people and capping larger cities at 250m.
- China's housing ministry (MOHURD) and the Ministry of Emergency Management said on 26 October 2021 that no buildings over 150 m may be built in cities with fewer than 3 million people, and none over 250 m in larger cities[2][3]
- China reaffirmed a ban on skyscrapers over 500 m, following an NDRC regulation in April 2021, citing construction cost, energy consumption, security and environmental problems[2]
- Exemptions are possible for towers of 250 to 500 m, and officials approving non-compliant projects face 'lifelong accountability'[3]
- The 356 m SEG Plaza in Shenzhen swayed in May 2021 and was suspended from use for nearly four months[2][3]
- China holds the most tall buildings in the world, with 2,581 over 150 m per CTBUH in 2021[2]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=PilJj0TR_xkyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 26, 2021 ✓· 100% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "Skyscrapers taller than 150 meters are not allowed to be built in cities with less than 3 million people".
- [2]78%Global Times: China reaffirms ban on construction of skyscrapers taller than 500mglobaltimes.cn· Published Nov 1, 2021· 0% of score
- [3]75%World Construction Network: China's NDRC issues guidelines to ban construction of skyscrapers over 500mworldconstructionnetwork.com· Published Nov 1, 2021· 0% of score
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