Shanghai Builds Vast Bunker To Shield Against Terrorism Attack

**Ryan Ruck** · July 31st, 2006, 06:29

This should raise a few big red flags!

Shanghai Builds Vast Bunker To Shield Against Terrorism Attack

The authorities in Shanghai, which is the Chinese financial hub, have built a huge underground shelter against the eventuality of terrorism or industrial accidents.

The vast 968,400sq ft subterranean complex could accommodate 200,000 people for up to 15 days.

It is linked to government offices, commercial and residential areas and the transport system by a labyrinth of tunnels.

The bunker can protect occupants from "nuclear radiation, poisonous gases, explosions and other disasters," the state's news agency Xinhua reported yesterday.

"In peacetime, parts of the bunker could be used as garages, warehouses or commercial facilities," added a civil defence official.

The mayor of Shanghai, Han Zheng, ordered an overhaul of the city's civil defence programme because of fears about Islamic terrorism in the disputed Xinjiang province and an increase in the number of industrial accidents resulting in chemical leaks.

The bunker is more modern than Beijing's underground city - which is a 20-mile network of tunnels built under the order of Chairman Mao following the 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict.

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**American Patriot** · July 31st, 2006, 13:20

And if you believe "terrorism" as the explanation for this huge bunker, I've got some prime oceanfront property in the beautiful port city of Las Vegas for dirt cheap!

Terrorism my ass.

**American Patriot** · August 1st, 2006, 19:16

Underground bunker in China can house 200,000 people
Telugu Portal ^ | July 30 2006 | Telugu Portal

Beijing, July 30 (Xinhua) China's economic hub Shanghai has built an underground bunker that can accommodate 200,000 people in an emergency to evade blasts, poisonous gas emission and nuclear radiation, according to a local media report.

The bunker covers a total area of more than 90,000 square metres. It has 15 passages nearly 4,000 metres in length each to link the underground space with ground buildings and facilities, including office towers and residential departments, the Shanghai Morning Post reported on Saturday.
Once an inlet or exit is blocked, the people hiding in the underground bunker can choose any other one to go in or out.

Besides, the bunker is connected with subways, which can help people flee from one district to other districts in Shanghai, the report said.
The people in the bunker may avoid the harm brought by disasters taking place on the ground, such as blasts, poisonous gas emission and nuclear radiation, the report said quoting an official of the Civil Defence Office as saying.

Water, power and ventilation systems in the bunker are capable of supporting people to hide for seven to 15 days in safety, the official said.
In peaceful times, some parts of the bunker can be used as garages, warehouses or commercial facilities, the official said.

Shanghai, the economic hub and financial centre of China, has now a population of about 17.78 million with a city area of about 5,155 square km.