China seeks power beyond water with world’s biggest dam
Motuo dam touted as China’s ‘project of the century’, which when finished will give Beijing control over India’s water supply. Read More Here
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How Chinese scientists fought for 74 years to build most powerful dam on Earth – and won
Beijing has launched the massive Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project in southern Tibet after decades of scientific research. Read More Here
Brahmaputra: A Conflict-Prone River Takes A Step Backwards
The Brahmaputra River is a source of life for more than 130 million people in China, India, and Bangladesh, but also a persistent irritant. The three riparian states, unlike those in other regional river basins, have never concluded a water-sharing agreement, and upstream dam construction by China and India is often viewed as a threat […]
China’s Planning A 1,000km Tunnel To Divert Water Away From One Of India’s Largest Rivers
China is working on an incredibly ambitious water diversion project involving the Brahmaputra, one of India’s largest rivers, which may become another point of tension between the two Asian neighbours. Chinese engineers are testing techniques that could be used to build a 1,000-kilometre (km) tunnel—the world’s longest—to carry water from Tibet to Xinjiang, a barren […]
The RIver That Could Trigger An India-China War
While everyone’s anxiously watching and analyzing the events unraveling in the South China Sea, there’s another resource conflict involving China that also deserves attention. In the Himalayas, China and India are competing for valuable hydropower and water resources on the Yarlung Tsangpo–Brahmaputra River. The dispute offers some important lessons for regional cooperation (on more than […]
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