A series of hydropower plants in Yunnan have been blamed for causing water shortages elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua
China faces uphill struggle to win over Mekong neighbours
- Beijing seeks to calm a row over its dam-building and lack of transparency after US starts to court countries downriver
- Foreign vice-minister hits out at external attempts to ‘sow discord’ and urges Southeast Asian countries to ‘safeguard our common home’
A series of hydropower plants in Yunnan have been blamed for causing water shortages elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua