21 December 2007
Chinese Authorities to move controversial dam
(SMCP) According to reports in the South China Morning Post (SMCP), Chinese authorities in Yunnan province plan to move the controversial Tiger Leaping Gorge dam project 200km upstream to a Tibetan-populated area bordering Weixi and Dechen (Chin: Diqing). The move comes after the project faced strong controversies from the population at its originally planned location.