The historic town of Dachang, due to be submerged when the Three Gorges dam reservoir is filled in 2003, is to be dismantled brick by brick and rebuilt on top of a hill, China Central Television (CCTV) has reported.
China launches Three Gorges dam media campaign
China has launched an all-out media campaign to polish the image of the Three Gorges dam, Sanxia gongcheng bao (Three Gorges Daily) reports.
Migrant leaders sentenced for resettlement appeals
(November 23, 2001) Four migrant leaders who tried to petition the government for fair treatment in the Three Gorges resettlement operation have been sentenced in Chongqing for "disturbing public order," Legal Daily (Fazhi ribao) reported.
Lawsuit against U.S. firm to be heard next month
The widow of a worker killed two years ago today in a fall from a U.S.-made machine on the Three Gorges dam site is to have her case against the company heard on Dec. 4, China Daily has reported.
Behind the dark curtains: Battle lines drawn as peasants name names and officials cover up
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Coal price crisis stems from economic shift
(November 5, 2001) ‘Both the coal mining and power generating sectors are facing possible overcapacity this year, which offers a golden opportunity for promoting market-orientated reforms,’ a commentator writes.
Termites blamed in Sichuan dam collapse
Termites were partly responsible for the collapse of a dam in Sichuan province earlier this month that killed 16 people and left 10 others missing, the Nanfang Dushi Bao (South Urban Daily) reported.
Murky practices mar bidding for Three Gorges cleanup contracts
(October 31, 2001) Hundreds of factories, hospitals and other buildings containing hazardous materials are to be dismantled and their sites scrubbed clean before the Three Gorges dam reservoir is filled to the 135-metre level in 2003. But as the deadline looms, concern is mounting that time is too short for an environmental cleanup of this magnitude.
SCFAIT hears presentations on Bill C-31: Minutes of Proceedings
(October 18, 2001) Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade met to call to order the discussion on Bill C-31 and hear presentations from witnesses, including Patricia Adams.
Longtime dam opponent dies at 90
(October 16, 2001) “A government that respects democracy will never be allowed to build a dam project [Three Gorges] that will cause grave harm to the country and the people.” — Professor Huang Wanli (1911 – 2001).
Chemical spills into river in Shaanxi
(October 15, 2001) A spill at a chemical plant in northwest China’s Shaanxi province has contaminated the Wuding River with 2,000 tons of alkaline waste.
Yellow River water sources drying up
(October 10, 2001) More than 2,000 lakes that nurture the source of China’s Yellow River are disappearing and causing water shortages, reports the state-run Xinhua news agency.
Witnesses to a crisis
A generation that helped build dams across China and clear its land for Mao Zedong’s revolution, has stopped to examine the environmental consequences of past actions. Highlighted in this report for the Far Eastern Economic Review, academics Lin Pei and Shen Zhaoli say a feat of social engineering unparalleled in human history and several hundred years is needed to reverse the damage done. But the report cautions, criticizing the government too harshly can lead to jail, as opponents of the country’s Three Gorges dam have discovered.
12 killed by floodwater after dam collapses in heavy rains
(October 5, 2001) Heavy rains caused a dam to collapse in southwest China, unleashing waters from a reservoir that killed 12 people and left 13 missing, according to Xinhua News Agency.
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