The Diplomat2d
Y Nithiyanandam on the Risks of China’s Ambitious Yarlung Tsangpo Project
Without greater transparency on the part of China and cooperative frameworks, this dam could become a flashpoint in an ...
Is China's mega dam project a geopolitical weapon under the guise of development?
China’s state news agency recently announced government approval for constructing the world’s largest hydropower project, ...
China’s Medog: A dam in darkness
But China’s Medog project on the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo river — the upstream part of the Brahmaputra river — is ...
The Pioneer8dOpinion
Dangers of China’s mega-dam plans on the Yarlung Tsangpo
With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
The Economist27d
China approves the world’s most expensive infrastructure project
That is enough to meet the needs of more than 300m people and more than triple the capacity of the Three Gorges dam, which is ...
Beijing’s mega-dam on Tsangpo River threatens Tibet as much as India and Bangladesh
When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...
New Atlas26d
The largest hydroelectric dam in the world has been approved
The Yarlung Zangbo River ... In particular, a 31-mile (50-km) stretch near the Namcha Barwa mountain has a 6,562-ft (2,000-m) drop, making it an ideal candidate location for a hydroelectric ...
India-China relations: A river runs through it
The India-China conversation on water has, over the years, merely skimmed the surface, unable, and often unwilling, to wade ...
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city
The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...