Why would Chinese authorities remove four articles on hydropower dams by high-profile geologist Fan Xiao from WeChat after tolerating them for years?
Damage detected in five dams in Tibet after Dingri earthquake
The earthquake has reignited concerns about the vulnerability of China’s extensive hydropower projects in Tibet.
China emptying dams as cracks found after big quake in Tibet
China’s plans for hydropower development in vulnerable regions has alarmed neighboring India and Bangladesh, who fear impacts on tens of millions of people downstream and water supplies.
China’s alternative to “Iron Silk Road” bypasses Russia
China’s ongoing interest in securing delivery routes is part of a long-term investment that serves a variety of end goals, including its dependence on fossil fuels.
World’s largest dam to be built by China raises concerns in India, Bangladesh
China’s decision to build the world’s largest hydropower dam in a seismically active region on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh sparks concerns in both countries.
Tibet earthquake raises a big question mark on China’s Yarlung Tsangpo super dam project
Why construct the world’s biggest dam in a seismically vulnerable region that doesn’t even require the energy it will generate?
Bigger than Three Gorges
China announces the construction of the world’s largest super dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River.
Brussels’ global infrastructure plan isn’t challenging Beijing — it’s relying on it
EU-funded projects abroad are being built by Chinese companies.
China denies discharging water downstream as floods wreak havoc in Thailand
Fears that dams cause or exacerbate unseasonal flooding prompt Chinese embassy in Bangkok to issue statement.
China sets out to develop more local oil, gas
Unconventional resources have long been a focus of attention for China’s state oil and gas majors, but developing them has been a challenge.
Pakistan: suicide bombing claims five Chinese nationals working on CPEC project
Another deadly attack heightens concerns for Chinese nationals working on projects in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Nearly one-fifth of the Mekong’s fish are at risk of extinction and the main culprits are hydroelectric dams
A new study finds the construction of hydroelectric dams on the main trunk and tributaries of the Mekong River are threatening the livelihoods and food security of millions and the survival of […]
Dammed to the hilt
For the first time, a comprehensive list of cascade dams in Sichuan Province shows the jaw-dropping extent to which one of China’s most hydropowered regions is being developed, proving the Xi Jinping […]
More than 100 Tibetans arrested over dam protest
In a rare act of defiance, residents push back against the construction of a massive dam that would destroy Buddhist monasteries and force the resettlement of two villages.
China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Great Bend mega-dam not feasible due to risks
A transboundary super dam proposed for occupied Tibet, near its border with India, poses significant concerns and risks. A report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao delves into the infeasibility of the massive […]
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