‘Within Our Sovereignty’: China Defends Dam Near Arunachal Border, Claims No Impact Downstream

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China has defended its controversial megadam project near the Arunachal Pradesh border, insisting that the ambitious hydropower initiative is within its sovereign rights and will not harm downstream nations like India or Bangladesh. The project, which is being built on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River—known as the Brahmaputra once it enters India—was described by the Chinese foreign ministry as a step toward clean energy goals and disaster prevention. “To build the hydropower project in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River is fully within China’s sovereignty," ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakung said Wednesday.

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