Water quality has gone downhill fast since installation of turbines in area.
Water quality has gone downhill fast since installation of turbines in area.
A look at the alliances and political warfare that propelled Xi Jinping from an unremarkable mid-level official in a backwater province to the supreme ruler of China.
Critics argue the Medog Hydropower Station in Tibet poses risks that are not worth the cost for a region that doesn’t support demand for the energy it would generate.
An in-depth look at the scope and scale of China’s single-minded push for ever more dams in Tibet.
A blockbuster report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao uncovers the deceit, censorship and raw force at play in the resurrection of a massive dam project in a geologically complex region.
Why would Chinese authorities remove four articles on hydropower dams by high-profile geologist Fan Xiao from WeChat after tolerating them for years?
The earthquake has reignited concerns about the vulnerability of China’s extensive hydropower projects in Tibet.
The incoming Trump administration may revive efforts to investigate China’s responsibility, with some of his cabinet picks challenging prevailing narratives about COVID-19.
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.
The prospect of a massive dam in Tibet raises the roof on anxiety for downstream neighbors.
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.
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.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative has resulted in several unsustainable debt-for-infrastructure deals in South Asia and Europe, which further Beijing’s geostrategic ambitions.
Why construct the world’s biggest dam in a seismically vulnerable region that doesn’t even require the energy it will generate?
The powerful earthquake that struck a remote region of Tibet was triggered by tectonic activity in the Lhasa block.