China's Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau and estimated to cost around $170 ...

Far beyond its cultural symbolism, Tibet offers China enormous geostrategic value. Sitting on the "roof of the world," it borders multiple South Asian nations and acts as a buffer zone between ...

In April, the National People’s Congress, China’s legislative branch, passed the “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) Ecosystem Protection Act” (hereafter referred to as the QTP Act). The QTP Act ...

China started building a mega-dam Saturday on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said. Beijing approved the project in ...

"The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as 'world's third pole,' spans vast regions including Xizang and Qinghai Province, boasting unique natural resources and magnificent landscapes that have long ...

A 2023 scientific study even found an atmospheric connection between the Tibetan Plateau and the Amazon rainforest — proof that the world’s environmental fate is tied to Tibet’s future.

Premier Li Qiang attends groundbreaking ceremony for Yarlung Tsangpo dam on Tibetan Plateau with projected 300 billion kWh annual capacity Reading Time:2 minutes Why you can trust SCMP 8 Meredith ...

China has begun construction of the world's largest hydro-electric dam along a river which runs through Tibet and India, despite concerns from its neighbours that millions of people could be ...

The Communist forces, emerging victorious from a bloody Chinese civil war, marched into Tibet in 1950 and formally annexed it into the newly founded People’s Republic of China the following year ...

Besides downstream concerns, environmentalists have also warned about the irreversible impact of such mega projects in the ecologically sensitive Tibetan plateau. Both India and China, neighbors and ...

Opinion Opinion - China’s threat to Tibet’s future should be a global concern Brahma Chellaney, opinion contributor Fri, June 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM PDT 5 min read ...

China started building a mega-dam on Saturday (July 19, 2025) on a river running through Tibet and India, with Premier Li Qiang attending the commencement ceremony, state media said.