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The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: India’s Response to World’s Largest Dam in China Faces Local Opposition
January 9th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at India’s response to world’s largest dam in China: Strong protests have erupted in the Indian border state of Arunachal Pradesh against a proposed “multi-purpose project” envisioned as the country’s response to China’s plan to construct the world’s largest dam in Tibet on the same river. India plans to build […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: US National Security Adviser To Discuss Chinese Dams In India Visit
January 9th, 2025
Via Reuters, an article on US interest in China’s recently announced dam project: U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s visit to New Delhi from Jan. 5-6 is expected to include discussions with Indian counterparts about the impact of Chinese dams, a senior U.S. official said late on Friday. Washington and its Western allies have long […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon and Parched Tiger: Chinese Dam on Transboundary River Raises Concern in Delhi
January 6th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, commentary on the impact of Beijing’s recent announcement of plans to construct of a dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra weeks after a reported thaw in frosty China-India bilateral relations. The last week of 2024 brought news that the Chinese government had approved the construction of a hydropower dam on the lower reaches of the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The Dangers of China’s Planned Megadam
January 5th, 2025
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, commentary on how the Great Bend hydroelectric project would harm the environment in South Asia and hinder Chinese human development: China is giving the world a dubious gift. On Christmas Day, Beijing approved the final construction plan of what would be the world’s largest electrical power complex, according to […]
Read more »Asia’s Appetite For Sand Is Consuming Its Rivers and Seas
January 5th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a report on the environmental consequences of sand mining particularly across Asia where rivers are shrinking, coastlines eroding and ecosystems unravelling: Asia’s construction boom is driving a global scramble for sand, a critical resource. Last month, the Philippine coastguard discovered 13 undocumented Chinese workers aboard a dredger ship in Mariveles off the […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Dam! China Approves World’s Most Expensive Infrastructure Project
January 3rd, 2025
Via The Economist, a report on China’s planned Tsangpo dam, the world’s most expensive infrastructure project which has China’s neighbours on edge: IT IS SOMETIMES called the “Everest of rivers” owing to its extreme topography. One section of the Yarlung Tsangpo falls 2,000 metres over a stretch of 50km (31 miles). But what interests Chinese officials […]
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