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Lancang (Mekong) River / In the Medias

Contentious Dam Begins Power Generation

By Shi Jiangtao in Beijing

Originally published in the South China Morning Post

A new dam on the Lancang River in southern Yunnan province started
power production amid environmental concerns and scepticism from
countries on the lower reaches of the waterway, also known as the
Mekong.

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