HONG KONG, Dec 6 (SCMP): China has said its plans to build massive dams on a river near its disputed border with India remain at an early stage and urged against overreactions, with tensions between the neighbours already high as a months-long stand-off continues.
It follows indications that China intends to build a massive hydropower plant on the lower reaches of the 2,900km Yarlung Tsangpo River, which originates in Tibet – a key area for power generation – before flowing into India as the Brahmaputra.
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