(August 31, 2010) Thirty-five years on from the horrific Banqiao Dam disaster, heavy flooding is causing some Chinese to wonder whether the new Three Gorges Dam is an engineering triumph or a tragedy waiting to happen, writes CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing.
China succumbs to Mekong nations
(August 30, 2010) Asian giant shares dam information as U.S. takes advantage of China’s poor reputation in Southeast Asia.
China takes another stab at resettlement with $62 billion water plan
(August 29, 2010) Residents living in glittering new condos in Beijing enjoy the luxuries of swimming pools, while villagers in neighboring Hubei Province are relocated to make way for the massive $62 billion South-North Water Transfer Project.
China Flexes Hydropower Muscle
(August 27, 2010) A recent dam project completed in China means the country is now able to call itself the global king of hydropower capacity, writes Marwaan Macan-Markar.
In man versus nature, nature always wins
(August 26, 2010) More evidence that the fallout from natural disasters hitting countries like Pakistan are being made worse made poor development.
Cost of water-diversion project ‘growing’
(August 26, 2010) The final price tag for the ambitious and controversial plan to move water from the south of China to the water-starved North continues to grow, writes Toh Han Shih in the South China Morning Post.
China’s Water Grab
(August 24, 2010) Forget the South China Sea. If America really cares about strengthening its presence in Asia, it’ll focus on the Mekong River instead, writes John Lee in Foreign Policy.
The expensive Three Gorges flood control project
(August 19, 2010) As the Chinese people fret these days about our unusual weather, and about floods in the north and south, and in the Yangtze valley in particular, a Web posting attracted widespread attention. Using material from the official media, such as Xinhua and CCTV, and highlighting their headlines in particular, the authors accused the Three Gorges project authority of “boasting.”
In China, Three Gorges Dam’s image showing some cracks
(August 16, 2010) The dam was hailed as an engineering feat that could withstand the worst flood in 100 years. But this year’s torrential rains have severely tested its capacity to control the surging Yangtze, writes John M. Glionna in the Los Angeles Times.
Diversion won’t end water crisis, report says
(August 16, 2010) Massive infrastructure projects are not a viable solution to China’s water crisis, writes Toh Han Shih in the South China Morning Post.
Car washers clean Beijing dry
(August 13, 2010) Beijing car washers are driving China’s water-strapped capital to a dry end faster, says Lisa Peryman.
Chinese officials knew land use policies could create deadly landslide
(August 12, 2010) Brady Yauch writes that recent evidence shows poor policy decisions may be to blame for a deadly landslide in China’s northwestern Gansu province.
Critics say China’s landslides are man-made
(August 10, 2010) More critics say the poor planning policies in China are behind a rise in geological disasters.
China’s water schemes beginning to resemble a house of mirrors
(August 5, 2010) As Beijing’s water crisis continues to worsen, officials are forging ahead with a number of controversial water diversion projects to remedy the problem, writes Brady Yauch.
Floods in northern China collapse reservoirs
(August 04, 2010) BEIJING — Heavy rains hindered efforts by workers to repair reservoirs and place sandbags along breached riverbanks Wednesday as the death toll from China’s worst flooding in a decade climbed above 1,000.
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