Delhi now wants its own dam to pre-empt Beijing from weaponising the Yarlung Zangbo river

HONG KONG, July 21 — China's Premier Li Qiang announced the start of construction on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau and estimated to cost around US$170 billion (RM730 billion), the official Xinhua news agency said.

NEW DELHI, July 13 — The succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi said today, as India's foreign minister prepares to visit China for the first time since deadly border clashes in 2020.

BEIJING, December 27 — China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect millions downstream in India and Bangladesh.