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China to Build 20 Hydro Dams on Yangtze River

In order to harness more of its potential hydropower resources, China will build 20 hydro dams along its Yangtze River. From People’s Daily Online: China will boost the use of the hydroelectric resources along the Yangtze River in the coming decades despite increasing oppositions, according to a strategic development plan of the river unveiled by the Ministry of Water Resources yesterday. By

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