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Satellite Photos Show Where China Is Building World's Biggest Hydro Dam

Satellite imagery gives a glimpse of the site where China has commenced construction on what will become the world's largest dam and China's most ambitious infrastructure project since the Three Gorges Dam. Newsweek reached out to the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Power Construction Corporation of China via email for comment outside of office hours.

BBC · 2d

China begins building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India

Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world's largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a ceremony marking the start of construction on the Yarlung Tsangpo river on Saturday,

Yahoo · 13h

China Starts Construction on World’s Largest Hydropower Dam

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced over the weekend that construction had begun on a megadam on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo river. Just last year, Chinese authorities violently cracked down on protests against another Tibetan dam project that is currently under construction,

$167 billion bet that could reshape Asia

GZERO Media on MSN · 20h

China’s mega-dam gambit: The $167 billion bet that could reshape Asia

China announced the start of one of the world’s biggest infrastructure projects: a $167 billion mega-dam in Tibet that will, when completed, be the most powerful source of hydroelectricity in history.

Bloomberg L.P. · 3h

China Says It Spoke With Neighbors on Planned Mega-Dam’s Impacts

China said it has talked with countries downstream about its new dam project in Tibet, a massive undertaking that will affect a key source of water for India and Bangladesh.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Explainer-Why China's Neighbours Are Worried About Its New Mega-Dam Project

For Beijing, the project promises clean power, jobs and a jolt of stimulus for a slowing economy. For neighbours downstream, it stirs old anxieties about water security: the Yarlung Zangbo becomes the Brahmaputra in India and Bangladesh,

Donald Trump puts a trip to China

Reuters on MSN · 18h

Trump may travel to China to meet Xi in 'not-too-distant future'

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he may visit China soon for a landmark trip to address simmering trade and security tensions between the superpower rivals.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

Trump says a China trip is ‘not too distant’ as trade tensions ease

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a trip to China might be “not too distant,” raising prospects that the leaders of the world’s two largest economies may meet soon to help reset relations after moving to climb down from a trade war.

Hindustan Times on MSN · 18h

Donald Trump says Xi Jinping invited him to China, hints at possible meeting

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited him to China, and he would probably meet him in the "not too distant future." Meanwhile, Reuters informed that the aides of both Trump and the Chinese leader have discussed a possible meeting between the two leaders at the time of the US president's visit to Asia later this year.

CNA1h

As the US cuts trade deals across Asia, how is China feeling the heat?

Analysts say China will be scrutinising the fine print of the bilateral pacts, wary of any provisions that could directly or ...

3hon MSN

Flurry of trade deals offers relief for some Asian countries, while others wait

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a flurry of trade deals that will relieve some pressure on companies and consumers ...

China Flexes Muscles at U.N. Cultural Agency, Just as Trump Walks Away

Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even ...

AFP on MSN2d

Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: study

China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors ...

6hon MSN

Asia markets climb on US-Japan tariff deal and China trade talk momentum; U.S. futures edge higher

Asia-Pacific markets traded higher on Wednesday following Tuesday’s announcement by US President Donald Trump of a major tariff deal with Japan, including a 15% levy on Japanese exports, while ...

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)13h

How Trump’s tariffs on Asian allies impact the U.S. strategy to counter China

President Trump says he reached a trade agreement with the Philippines following a White House visit by its president. The ...

The Astana Times2h

China–Central Asia Rail Freight Up 25% in First Half of 2025

ASTANA – In the first half of 2025, the number of freight train departures between China and Central Asia has increased by 25% compared to the same period last year, Xinhua reported on July 20.

China Stood Up to Trump, and It’s Not Giving Europe an Inch, Either

Beijing is betting that economic pressure and diplomatic defiance will force concessions, but its stance could put more ...

Washington says China won't let U.S. government employee leave the country

Beijing has used exit bans on both Chinese and foreign nationals in connection with civil disputes, regulatory enforcement ...

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