Integrity of China’s Three Gorges Dam Called Into Question

Integrity of China’s Three Gorges Dam Called Into Question
The satellite images’ comparison of Three Gorges Dam in 2009 and 2018. Google Earth/Leng Shan
Nicole Hao
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The structural integrity of China’s Three Gorges Dam being in danger has been the focus of netizen debate recently.

The hydropower gravity dam began construction in 1994 and was completed in 2009. Spanning the Yangtze River in southwestern China, the project required 129 nearby cities to be flooded and more than 1.2 million people to be relocated.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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