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The Chinese developer who aims to give China the world's tallest building will not be using Chinese steel. Citing safety concerns, Broad Group president Zhang Yue said yesterday the company would use only foreign steel for its controversial 838-metre Sky City tower in Changsha - a project he hopes to complete in a record-breaking seven months.

The Binshui New City management committee said it wanted to reassure critics that construction of the 838-metre Sky City - which developers plan to build in a record-breaking seven months - would not proceed until "relevant legal procedures" were met, Xinhua reported.

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A Changsha developer dazzled the world when it built a 30-storey hotel within 15 days. Now as it aims to construct the world's tallest building in a mere nine months, experts are raising questions about safety and wondering whether the project is part of a technological revolution or a public relations campaign.

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