China’s Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world, and at the same time, the most notorious dam project in human history. The site selected at the beginning of the project may well have been the prelude to a series of disastrous consequences.
Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin forcibly launched the project in 1994, despite strong opposition from Chinese hydrologists, as he sought to boast of political achievements to consolidate his power.
