(October 2, 2008) Beijing’s demand for water is putting pressure on upstream Hebei and Shanxi provinces to tap new supplies. South Wind Window reporter Tian Lei investigates north China’s devastating water crisis.
Hebei Water Resources Bureau announces water transfer to Beijing
(October 2, 2008) The following is a translation of an article that appeared on the Hebei Water Resources Bureau’s website describing the controversial water transfer project that will transport 300 million cubic metres of water from drought-stricken Hebei province to Beijing.
China Three Gorges Project Corporation in talks to buy out rival
(October 2, 2008) China’s Xinhua financial network reported on August 6th that China Three Gorges Project Corporation, the country’s largest hydropower operator, is in talks to buy out rival China Water Investment Corporation, according to a report in the Shanghai Securities News (SSN), which cited an unnamed Three Gorges official.
175m water impoundment on Three Gorges project
(Septermber 10, 2008) Three Gorges Project, for the first time, will carry out an experiment of 175m water impoundment in middle September, which will improve the navigation conditions along Yangtze River and in Three Gorges reservoir area, and increase shipping efficiency of the Project, according to news from Yangtze River Water Resources Commission and China Three Gorges Corporation.
China to raise Three Gorges dam water level
(September 27, 2008) China is to begin raising water levels at the Three Gorges Project on Sunday, the developer of the massive water conservancy project announced on Saturday.
Canada should aid Three Gorges dam victims
(October 1, 2008) As China’s Three Gorges dam nears completion, displaced people are still fighting for fair compensation. Canada, as the dam’s lead international financier, should stand up for the victims.
Human rights abuses and the Three Gorges dam
(March 19, 2004) Dai Qing, eminent Beijing-based journalist and veteran campaigner against the Three Gorges dam, discusses the suppression of opposition to the project in a recent talk at the University of Toronto in Canada.
Chinese firms to build eight turbines for Three Gorges
(March 31, 2004) The company building the Three Gorges dam has signed purchase contracts with two Chinese firms and Alstom of France for the 12 hydropower generating units destined for the right-bank powerhouse of the Three Gorges dam.
Water quality ‘worrisome’ in Three Gorges area
(April 1, 2004) Citing ‘worrisome’ levels of industrial pollution, China’s state environmental agency has acknowledged that pollution-control efforts in the Three Gorges reservoir area have not gone as well as planned, China Daily reports.
Vietnam voices worry over Mekong hydropower
(September 29, 2008) Vietnamese officials voice concerns about planned hydropower development on the lower Mekong at a conference held in Vientiane last week. Millions of Vietnamese who rely on fishing and farming in the Mekong delta could be negatively affected.
Water from Hebei eases Beijing water shortage
(September 29, 2008) During the six months, some 1.3 million tonnes of water will arrive in Beijing everyday via a newly-dug 307-km underground canal, which forms part of the middle route of the project.
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(September 27, 2008) Patricia Adams speech, Furman University, Department of Economics,
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Flood-hit farmers bank on Three Gorges, but experts less sure
(December 13, 2005) Millions living along the Yangtze River are hopeful that the big dam will finally tame the unruly river. But observers who have studied China’s efforts to curb the Yangtze via the massive construction project are far less upbeat.
Three Gorges project to launch five-billion yuan bond
(December 17, 2005) The Three Gorges Project Corp. plans to issue bonds worth five billion yuan (US$600 million) to domestic investors.
China to host Three Gorges tourism festival
(December 18, 2005) Yichang, near the Three Gorges dam, is planning various events this fall ‘to showcase the emerging world-class hydropower city,’ Xinhua reports.
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