HONG KONG, July 21 (Reuters) - 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 $170 billion, the official Xinhua news agency said.
The project is part of China’s push to expand renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions.
Because fuck everybody who relies on that river. They’re not Han.