China to uproot 20 Qinghai Tibetan villages to build yet another hydropower dam

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(TibetanReview.net, Jul04’25) – China is demolishing 20 Tibetan villages in the upper reaches of the Yellow River (or Huang He, called Machu in Tibet) to make way for a major new hydropower dam despite evidence from Chinese scientists of the intensified risks of geological disasters and serious environmental problems, said London-based campaign group Free Tibet Jul 2, citing its research partner Tibet Watch and the Qinghai provincial government.

The group’s press release said the move shows China accelerating dam building on the upper reaches of one of Asia’s last great wild rivers in Tibet.

The new Tsiha Gorge (Chinese: Cihaxia) hydropower dam is to be built at 254 metres high on the upp...

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