Chinese Dams in Mekong Region Under US Scrutiny

Chinese Dams in Mekong Region Under US Scrutiny
A general view of the Mekong river, Ban Namprai village, Nong Khai province, Thailand, on Oct. 8, 2019. Panu Wongcha-um/File Photo/Reuters
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BANGKOK—A U.S.-funded project using satellites to track and publish water levels at Chinese dams on the Mekong river was announced on Dec. 14, to Beijing’s ire.

The 4,350-kilometer (2,700-mile) waterway—known as the Lancang in China and flowing south through Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam—has become a focus of competition.