China’s dam empire is crumbling—literally and figuratively. In 1949, the People’s Republic had a handful of major dams. By 2025, Water Resources Minister Li Guoying boasted of nearly 95,000 dams. But ...

The need for multilateral cooperation The failure of the Banqiao Dam in China in 1975, which caused massive floods, and the ongoing impact of the Three Gorges Dam on the ecology and sediment flow ...

"China will continue to maintain current exchange ... a major concern was the risk of dam failure during emergencies caused by unprecedented weather or seismic events. "This area is highly prone ...

The dam, the biggest ever conceived, also holds geopolitical risks given its location next to the disputed and heavily militarized China-India border. Indeed, the mammoth dam is being built just ...

The Medog Dam grants China significant upstream control over ... strategy in dealing with China’s upstream dominance. The failure of past deals to share adequate water data (e.g., China ...

“Planning a dam of this magnitude in such complex terrain ... with downstream countries.” Some analysts say China’s failure to share details, such as environmental impact assessments about ...

Downstream countries have reason to be concerned. The dam will be built close to China’s border with India. The Yarlung Zangbo, known outside China as the Yarlung Tsangpo, becomes the ...

Languages: English. China has approved the construction of a hydropower dam in Tibet that is set to be the largest of its kind in the world once complete. The 300 billion kWh dam will run along 31 ...