From Reuters, via Three Gorges Probe:
A massive hydro-electric scheme in western China has left locals poor and discontented, a researcher at an official think-tank said, casting doubt on official promises that the country’s dams bring prosperity.
Residents in western China’s Qinghai province have become poorer despite a project to build 13 hydro-power dams along the Yellow River for about 50 billion yuan ($6.2 billion), said Zhou Tianyong, a professor at the Central Party School in Beijing where up-and-coming officials are trained for promotion.