Villagers near Guangzhou in southern China have clashed with police in a dispute over land on which housing for Three Gorges dam migrants is planned, the Hong Kong-based Apple Daily (Pingguo Ribao) reports.
Dam casts giant shadow over south-north water project
(May 2, 2002) The many problems that have surfaced with the costly Three Gorges dam must cast doubt on the even more expensive south-north water transfer project, the Hong Kong Sun newspaper (Taiyang bao) has said.
The China model of development
(April 30, 2002) As Chinese companies ‘go global’, NGO campaigners are increasingly concerned about Beijing’s model of international development, writes Ben Schiller.
Nine tons of firecrackers seized near Three Gorges dam
Police found a truck parked at a wharf near the dam to be carrying a potentially explosive load.
Damming the Yangtse
Downstream, the mountainous walls of the Three Gorges Dam are rising skywards and reaching out across the river they will block next year. Over the coming months, the temple and the surrounding towns and villages for hundreds of miles will be evacuated in preparation for the flood. The waters will climb almost 200 metres, creating a lake the length of England.
Seeking a public voice on China’s ‘Angry River’
‘The Nu River proposal, already delayed for more than a year, is now unexpectedly presenting the Chinese government with a quandary of its own making: will it abide by its own laws?’
Turbines could generate giant problems, official warns
The senior official in charge of monitoring Three Gorges project quality control has said she is "really concerned" about the design of the 26 giant turbines being built for the world’s biggest dam.
Qian Zhengying’s speech to project officials
(April 17, 2002) Qian Zhengying, head of the Three Gorges project quality-control inspection group, spoke to Three Gorges Project Corp. officials at the dam site on April 8, 2002. Her remarks, published by the Three Gorges Project Daily (Sanxia gongcheng bao) on April 11, are translated below. Ms. Qian is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, vice-chairwoman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and a former minister of water resources and electric power.
Qian Zhengying’s speech to project officials
‘In recent years, many problems have been discovered in big turbines made in China. More problems are expected with the Three Gorges dam,’ says the head of the project’s quality-control inspection group.
Auditors to probe 2008 Olympics preparation
(April 12, 2002) Another mammoth project to come under the spotlight will be the Three Gorges Dam.’
Engineer warns on dam quality
(April 11, 2002) Engineers must not sacrifice quality for expediency in building the Three Gorges Dam, a senior government adviser has warned.
Chip off the old block helps prop up Li Peng’s pet project
(April 10, 2002) Huaneng Power International – China’s largest independent electricity producer, run by the son of Three Gorges dam enthusiast Li Peng – has been quick to enlist in the new campaign to shore up the costly and financially troubled project on the Yangtze River.
Chip off the old block helps prop up Li Peng’s pet project
Huaneng Power International – China’s largest independent electricity producer, run by the son of Three Gorges dam enthusiast Li Peng – has been quick to enlist in the new campaign to shore up the costly and financially troubled project.
Three Gorges dam to be completed by May
Workers on the Three Gorges project have been told to make a concerted effort to build the dam to its final height of 185 metres by May, Xinhua reports.
‘No matter how we vote, we vote in blindness’
On April 3, 1992, the National People’s Congress approved the Three Gorges dam. But the refusal of one-third of NPC delegates to give the project their blessing amounted to an unprecedented display of opposition from China’s ‘rubber-stamp’ parliament.
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