Two thousand meters of drop over fifty kilometers. That is the blunt geography that explains everything. The Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibet’s sacred river, makes a spectacular bend around Namcha Barwa before plunging toward the Indian plains, a natural setup that Chinese engineers have eyed since the 1960s. In December 2024, the Chinese government approved the project, … Continue reading China Diverts an Entire River Through Four 20-km Tunnels Under a Tibetan Mountain for a Dam Three Times More Powerful Than the Three Gorges