2006年3月号的《建筑》下半月刊法律板块刊发了题为《“零利润工程”还是“陷阱工程”》的新闻调查,首次披露了吴忠市“民居工程”拖欠工程款的真相。该文一出,社会舆论一片哗然,尤其在宁夏当地的建筑商中引起强烈反响。因此“工程”而被长期拖欠工程款的建筑商们纷纷奔走相告,他们以为得到全国建设领域权威媒体的呼吁,讨要回自己被欠的工程款不会再有阻力。然而,事情却远没有他们想象的那么简单,尽管当时吴忠市的相关官员曾向采访的记者做出承诺:尽快妥善处理此事;尽管后来惊动了建设部主要领导亲临宁夏;也尽管建设部建筑市场管理司对此专门批文,要求彻查此事。事至今日,让人意想不到的是,这群被欠款拖得疲乏已极、有的甚至将近崩溃的建筑商们讨要欠款的脚步仍在艰难地向前迈进…… The March 2006 issue of the second half of the monthly “Architecture” law publication published a news survey titled “Zero-Profit Engineering” or “Trap Engineering”, disclosing for the first time the truth behind the default on engineering payments in Wuzhong's “residential construction project.” The article came out, an uproar in public opinion, especially in Ningxia local builder aroused strong repercussions. As a result, builders who were “projects” who were in arrears for a long time in arrears have rushed to the scene. They thought they were urged by the authoritative media in the construction field in the country to find no objection to repatriation of their owed construction funds. However, things were far from as simple as they were imagined, though Wuzhong officials at that time promised to interview reporters that they should be properly dealt with as soon as possible; though this later alerted the major leaders of the Ministry of Construction to Ningxia and despite the Ministry of Construction Building Market Management Division of this special approval, requiring thorough investigation of the matter. What surprises us today is that the group of builders who have been so tired of their arrears has already reached a point where some builders who are near collapsing are still struggling to find a way forward ...