On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung ...
With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
In the absence of a water-sharing treaty, we are in a vulnerable position, but a dam for a dam is not in our best interest ...
But China’s Medog project on the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo river — the upstream part of the Brahmaputra river — is ...
Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy the waters.
Discussion in this regard took place between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Adviser on Foreign Affairs of the ...
Estimated $137-billion hydroelectric project, which would be three times larger than China's Three Gorges Dam, has raised ...
Days after China said that the 6.8-magnitude earthquake did not cause any damage to dams in Tibet, it has been forced to ...
High on the Tibetan Plateau, the Yarlung Tsangpo River roars through the world’s deepest canyon, plunging nearly 8,000 metres (26,250ft) before crossing into India as the Brahmaputra.
China has imposed sanctions on Canadian NGOs while tightening its grip on Tibet and pushing forward with a major dam project.