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 ...

Send tips or suggestions to Aadil at a.brar@newsweek.com. China appears to have completed the construction of a new dam in the country's southwestern border regions, a project that could have far ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, which could affect nearby countries. By Tiffany May Isabelle Qian and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A big worry is that the dam will diminish the flow of water into India — China may build a monstrous reservoir and divert the water to other parts of that country. Lt Gen Palepu Ravi Shankar ...

China's ambitions in hydroelectric energy were evident as early as 2008 when the Three Gorges Dam, the world's biggest dam, was completed. Power generation began in 2012 and currently supplies ...

China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam ...

The Chinese Communist Party has long thrived on secrecy, and 2024 was no different. As the year was ending, it became clear that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime is pressing ahead with a ...

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 ...

BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) - China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that ...