(March 19, 2000) Construction crews finished the main wall of the world’s largest hydroelectic dam on Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported. After 13 years of construction, the structure of the 185-meter-high (607 feet), 2,309-meter-long (1.4-mile-long) dam across the Yangtze River was completed at around 2 pm on Saturday.
Three Gorges petition
(March 3, 2000) Urgent appeal that the Three Gorges project should be operated at the initial retained water level of 156 metres in line with the National People’s Congress’s resolution in order to evaluate silt deposit and to reduce resettlement pressure
PRESS RELEASE: China’s largest hydrodam can’t sell its power
China’s largest hydrodam will lose US$121 million (1 billion yuan) this year, according to its general manager, because it doesn’t have enough customers for its output.
PRESS RELEASE China’s largest hydrodam can’t sell its power
(October 27, 1999) China’s largest hydrodam will lose US$121 million (1 billion yuan) this year, according to its general manager, because it doesn’t have enough customers for its output.
News briefs
Three Gorges Probe July 9, 1999
(i) China’s Flood Defense Ministry Diverted Funds into Real Estate and Stock Market, Auditor Reports
(ii) Yangtze Floodwaters Force Closure of Three Gorges Ship Lock
(iii) Three Gorges Bond Traded on Shanghai Market
Special report: Major problems and hidden troubles in relocation of Three Gorges project
(May 28, 1999) Focus on Yunyang County, Chongqing City
Gorges dam relocation behind schedule
BEIJING, Dec. 08, 1998 — (Agence France Presse) China’s relocation quota for the giant Three Gorges Dam project has fallen behind this year with only 49,000 people moving out of their homes near the Yangtze river, the China Daily said Tuesday.
Experts push for westward water diversion route
(October 14, 1998) Officials and experts yesterday called for preparatory steps to be taken in the construction of the final west route of the south-to-north water diversion project, to bring much needed water to parched Northwest China.
Appendix F
(May 31, 1994) A list of specialists whose views on the Three Gorges Project differ from those of the Leading Group for the Assessment of the Three Gorges Project
Approved by the State Council Examination Committee of Experts on May 26, 1993
As reported in the People’s Daily (April 4, 1992)
Chapter 20
(May 31, 1994) THE TRIBUTARIES FIRST AND THE MAINSTREAM OF THE RIVER SECOND: A PRINCIPLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YANGTZE RIVER An Interview with Chen Mingshao by Gang Jian
Gang Jian: I gather that you used to work in the field of water resources. One might assume that you would be very enthusiastic about the immediate start of the Three Gorges project, and yet it turns out that you are opposed to a hasty start. What are the primary reasons for your position?
Chapter 19
(May 31, 1994) THE THREE GORGES PROJECT: AN ENORMOUS ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER: An Interview with Hou Xueyu by Zhu Jianhong
Zhu Jianhong: Is it true that you didn’t sign the assessment report concerned with the environmental aspects of the Three Gorges project?
Preface (Chinese Edition)
(May 31, 1994) PREFACE TO THE CHINESE EDITION
WORKSONG ON THE YANGTZE RIVER by Wu Guoguang
In China, nothing is free of politics. Although it should be a scientific issue, the Three Gorges project has, unfortunately, been dragged into the political arena.
Salween Dams: a study
(May 23, 1994) This report is an introduction to the impacts of large dams in general, the environmental problems associated with existing large dams in Asia, and the potential impacts of damming the Salween.
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