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4 workers missing after dam collapses in Cambodia
(December 2, 2012) Four workers are missing and presumed drowned after a Chinese dam project, in the throes of construction in western Cambodia, partially collapsed on Saturday. Continue reading
New action guide targets Chinese dam construction
(November 29, 2012) As the most dammed country in the world and the largest exporter of dams abroad, China ranks as a hydropower-producing powerhouse with a wealth of experience that should inspire reassurance. The opposite is often the case, however, given China’s disregard for international social and environmental standards, both at home and overseas. A new action guide produced by the US-based environmental NGO, International Rivers Network, aims to help watchdogs of China’s ‘going out’ projects in their efforts to ensure safety and the rights of local communities affected by Chinese dam construction. Continue reading
Why we should say no to CNOOC
(November 23, 2012) The proposed takeover of Calgary-based oil and gas producer Nexen by China’s state-owned oil giant CNOOC should be nixed by the Canadian government, says Probe International’s Patricia Adams. As instruments of the Communist Party, China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are undisciplined by markets or the rule of law. Without subsidies, their rate of return on equity is negative. It would be impossible to stop them from distorting the Canadian economy, so Canada should just say no to CNOOC. Continue reading
China’s challenges to human security
(August 9, 2012) A new book on human security and China features a chapter by Patricia Adams and Dai Qing of Probe International that asks ‘at what cost China’s rise?’. Dai Qing argues, at great cost. Continue reading
Posted in China "Going Out", China Pollution, China's Dams, Chinese Environmentalists, Dai Qing and Three Gorges, News Coverage About Dai Qing, Probe International in the News, Rule of Law, Three Gorges Probe
Tagged China, China's foreign relations, Dai Qing, Guoguang Wu, human security, Patricia Adams, Routledge
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Myitsone cancellation sends a message to China
(October 22, 2011) The recent suspension of the Myitsone dam in Myanmar shows just how unpopular China’s international dam-builders are becoming. In recent years, China has built a spate of new hydropower projects on rivers outside its borders, without much concern for their ecological and economic impacts downstream. Myitsone is a sign of growing resistance to these projects. Continue reading
Posted in China "Going Out", China's Dams
Tagged China, China "Going Out", Irrawaddy Myitsone dam, Myitsone
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Dam postponement seen as rebuke to Beijing
Myanmar’s announced cancellation of the Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy River has brought long-standing tensions with China into the open – including setting off conflicts with the Kachin Independence Organization in the north of the country. “It may be that the Myanmar government sees Chinese investment, in particular the Myitsone dam, as a destabilising force,” said Patricia Adams. Continue reading
Posted in China "Going Out", China's Dams, Probe International in the News, Rule of Law
Tagged Burma, China, Dam, hydropower, Irrawaddy Myitsone dam, Myitsone, Patricia Adams
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Joy amid caution as Burmese halt Chinese mega-dam
(October 8, 2011) The Burmese president announced that the controversial Chinese-financed Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy River would be suspended. Now the Chinese government is threatening legal action if the rights and interests of its state enterprises aren’t protected. Continue reading
Posted in China "Going Out", China's Dams, Mekong Utility Watch, Probe International in the News
Tagged Burma, China, Irrawaddy River, Mekong, Myitsone
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