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Chinese dams along upper Mekong are behind serious droughts in Southeast Asian Countries, study says
While China claimed to be suffering from equally arid conditions in response to one of the worst droughts that was happening in Southeast Asian countries, new research from American climatologists show that Beijing’s engineers appear to have directly caused the record low levels of water in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam while securing their own supplies. The report has been creating a lot of noise as the hashtag #StopMekongDam trends on twitter.
Alan Basist, one of the co-writers of the report, remarked that while countries like Cambodia and Thailand were suffering from serious droughts, there was plenty of water near the Tibetan Plateau, suggesting that a huge volume of water was being held back in China. The report also suggested that China’s dams might have held back more than 410 feet of river height based on data collected over the course of 28 years.
While China, with growing geopolitical power, has always claimed that they value win-win relationships with other nations, a backlash is currently growing among Southeast Asian countries. In this particular case concerning water supply, while China did propose development plans that allegedly will benefit Southeast Asian countries, Beijing has control of the upstream Mekong, which provides as much as 70% of water to downstream nations in the dry season, leading to speculations that China is simply another “imperial power” that seeks to control natural resources regardless of needs of the local populace.
The Chinese section of the river is currently punctuated by 11 major dams, providing more power that is needed by the region as well as blocking a large proportion of sediment that should have flowed to the river’s mouth in Vietnam. Conservationists worry that such actions will “kill the river” while China’s participation in regional groups dedicated to the river’s health remain minimal.
Full Articles: The New York Times, Reuters, (Apr 2020)
https://nyti.ms/3dtbAOl
https://reut.rs/2LdOnnf
https://reut.rs/2WfeuAs
#StopMekongDam #ChinaThreat #drought #Thailand #Laos #Cambodia #Vietnam
Chinese dams along upper Mekong are behind serious droughts in Southeast Asian Countries, study says
While China claimed to be suffering from equally arid conditions in response to one of the worst droughts that was happening in Southeast Asian countries, new research from American climatologists show that Beijing’s engineers appear to have directly caused the record low levels of water in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam while securing their own supplies. The report has been creating a lot of noise as the hashtag #StopMekongDam trends on twitter.
Alan Basist, one of the co-writers of the report, remarked that while countries like Cambodia and Thailand were suffering from serious droughts, there was plenty of water near the Tibetan Plateau, suggesting that a huge volume of water was being held back in China. The report also suggested that China’s dams might have held back more than 410 feet of river height based on data collected over the course of 28 years.
While China, with growing geopolitical power, has always claimed that they value win-win relationships with other nations, a backlash is currently growing among Southeast Asian countries. In this particular case concerning water supply, while China did propose development plans that allegedly will benefit Southeast Asian countries, Beijing has control of the upstream Mekong, which provides as much as 70% of water to downstream nations in the dry season, leading to speculations that China is simply another “imperial power” that seeks to control natural resources regardless of needs of the local populace.
The Chinese section of the river is currently punctuated by 11 major dams, providing more power that is needed by the region as well as blocking a large proportion of sediment that should have flowed to the river’s mouth in Vietnam. Conservationists worry that such actions will “kill the river” while China’s participation in regional groups dedicated to the river’s health remain minimal.
Full Articles: The New York Times, Reuters, (Apr 2020)
https://nyti.ms/3dtbAOl
https://reut.rs/2LdOnnf
https://reut.rs/2WfeuAs
#StopMekongDam #ChinaThreat #drought #Thailand #Laos #Cambodia #Vietnam
NY Times
China Limited the Mekong’s Flow. Other Countries Suffered a Drought. (Published 2020)
New research show that Beijing’s engineers appear to have directly caused the record low levels of water in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Petition to Stop China to build dam on the upstream Mekong River
(16 Apr) According to new research from American climatologists, China, where the headwaters of the Mekong spring forth from the Tibetan Plateau, was not experiencing the same hardship at all. Instead, Beijing's engineers appeared to have directly caused the record low water levels by limiting the river's flow. This has caused droughts in Southeast Asian Countries and therefore a petition is created for this issue. Currently more than 67000 signatures are received.
#StopMekongDam #Petition #drought #Thailand #Laos #Cambodia #Vietnam #ChinaThreat
Further reading:
Chinese dams along upper Mekong are behind serious droughts in Southeast Asian Countries, study says
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20588
Source: Petition White House
(16 Apr) According to new research from American climatologists, China, where the headwaters of the Mekong spring forth from the Tibetan Plateau, was not experiencing the same hardship at all. Instead, Beijing's engineers appeared to have directly caused the record low water levels by limiting the river's flow. This has caused droughts in Southeast Asian Countries and therefore a petition is created for this issue. Currently more than 67000 signatures are received.
#StopMekongDam #Petition #drought #Thailand #Laos #Cambodia #Vietnam #ChinaThreat
Further reading:
Chinese dams along upper Mekong are behind serious droughts in Southeast Asian Countries, study says
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20588
Source: Petition White House
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Chinese dams along upper Mekong are behind serious droughts in Southeast Asian Countries, study says
While China claimed to be suffering from equally arid conditions in response to one of the worst droughts that was happening in Southeast Asian…
Chinese dams along upper Mekong are behind serious droughts in Southeast Asian Countries, study says
While China claimed to be suffering from equally arid conditions in response to one of the worst droughts that was happening in Southeast Asian…
Cambodians Protested Against the Alleged Construction Plan of China Military Base in Cambodia
Some Cambodian citizens gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, protesting against China of proposing a military site in Cambodia.
In the protest on Friday (23rd October), citizens clashed with the police and the police arrested many protestors. It is reported that the Phnom Penh Police detained at least three protesters in a Police truck nearby after the arrest at the scene.
Reuters reported that one of the protestors waved the Cambodian flag and shouted, “We refuse to let China build a military base in Cambodia”. The police at the scene warned the protestors to dismiss within 5 minutes through a loudspeaker.
There have been reports stating that China and Cambodia had made a secret deal. It showed that the Phnom Penh government allocated a piece of land at Ream Naval Base in a port city Preah Sihanouk to China, for them to set up a military base. As a result, the China Navy can enter the coastal deepwater area of the Gulf of Thailand.
#Cambodia #China #TheGulfOfThailand #Militarysite #PreahSihanouk #ReamNavalBase #PhnomPenh #Protest
Source: Inty News #Oct25
https://www.inty3000.com/archives/41918
Some Cambodian citizens gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, protesting against China of proposing a military site in Cambodia.
In the protest on Friday (23rd October), citizens clashed with the police and the police arrested many protestors. It is reported that the Phnom Penh Police detained at least three protesters in a Police truck nearby after the arrest at the scene.
Reuters reported that one of the protestors waved the Cambodian flag and shouted, “We refuse to let China build a military base in Cambodia”. The police at the scene warned the protestors to dismiss within 5 minutes through a loudspeaker.
There have been reports stating that China and Cambodia had made a secret deal. It showed that the Phnom Penh government allocated a piece of land at Ream Naval Base in a port city Preah Sihanouk to China, for them to set up a military base. As a result, the China Navy can enter the coastal deepwater area of the Gulf of Thailand.
#Cambodia #China #TheGulfOfThailand #Militarysite #PreahSihanouk #ReamNavalBase #PhnomPenh #Protest
Source: Inty News #Oct25
https://www.inty3000.com/archives/41918
International Criminal Court Rejects Uighur Genocide Accusations Against China
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague rejected the calls from Uighurs outside China for the investigation against China's alleged genocide and crimes against humanity.
Uighurs outside China submitted hundreds of pages of evidence to the ICC in July, accusing China of setting up “re-education camps” in Xinjiang, detaining more than a million Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, and forcing women to undergo sterilisation.
However, the office of ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said that they were unable to take action as the alleged acts took place within Chinese territory, which is not a signatory to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The annual report also noted, “no basis to proceed at this time” regarding allegations that Uighurs were forcibly deported from Tajikistan and Cambodia to China.
Nevertheless, the Uighurs argued that actions can still be taken even if the alleged deportations did not take place on Chinese territory because part of the criminal conducted in Tajik and Cambodian, which are parties to the Roman Statute of the ICC.
#Uighur #Xinjiang #Genocide #China #ICC #Cambodia #Tajikistan #TheHague
Source: Apple Daily #Dec15
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201215/I223SKDMYNGSVFTUBP5RM75PFU/
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague rejected the calls from Uighurs outside China for the investigation against China's alleged genocide and crimes against humanity.
Uighurs outside China submitted hundreds of pages of evidence to the ICC in July, accusing China of setting up “re-education camps” in Xinjiang, detaining more than a million Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities, and forcing women to undergo sterilisation.
However, the office of ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said that they were unable to take action as the alleged acts took place within Chinese territory, which is not a signatory to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The annual report also noted, “no basis to proceed at this time” regarding allegations that Uighurs were forcibly deported from Tajikistan and Cambodia to China.
Nevertheless, the Uighurs argued that actions can still be taken even if the alleged deportations did not take place on Chinese territory because part of the criminal conducted in Tajik and Cambodian, which are parties to the Roman Statute of the ICC.
#Uighur #Xinjiang #Genocide #China #ICC #Cambodia #Tajikistan #TheHague
Source: Apple Daily #Dec15
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201215/I223SKDMYNGSVFTUBP5RM75PFU/
Spies for Hire: China’s New Breed of Hackers Blends Espionage and Entrepreneurship
China’s buzzy high-tech companies don’t usually recruit Cambodian speakers, so the job ads for three well-paid positions with those language skills stood out. The ad, seeking writers of research reports, was placed by an internet security start-up in China’s tropical island-province of Hainan.
That start-up was more than it seemed, according to American law enforcement. Hainan Xiandun Technology was part of a web of front companies controlled by China’s secretive state security ministry, according to a federal indictment from May. They hacked computers from the United States to Cambodia to Saudi Arabia, seeking sensitive government data as well as less-obvious spy stuff, like details of a New Jersey company’s fire-suppression system, according to prosecutors.
Source: NY Times #Aug26
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/technology/china-hackers.html
#China #Spy #Hacker #UnitedStates #Cambodia #Saudi #Arabia
China’s buzzy high-tech companies don’t usually recruit Cambodian speakers, so the job ads for three well-paid positions with those language skills stood out. The ad, seeking writers of research reports, was placed by an internet security start-up in China’s tropical island-province of Hainan.
That start-up was more than it seemed, according to American law enforcement. Hainan Xiandun Technology was part of a web of front companies controlled by China’s secretive state security ministry, according to a federal indictment from May. They hacked computers from the United States to Cambodia to Saudi Arabia, seeking sensitive government data as well as less-obvious spy stuff, like details of a New Jersey company’s fire-suppression system, according to prosecutors.
Source: NY Times #Aug26
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/technology/china-hackers.html
#China #Spy #Hacker #UnitedStates #Cambodia #Saudi #Arabia