Water Wars Feared Over Mekong

China’s dam building spree on the upper Mekong River raises new tensions over water resources… Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang obviously had China in mind when he warned recently that tensions over water resources are not only threatening economic growth but presenting a source of conflict… Cambodia, Southeast Asia’s key China ally, is also not spared by China’s dam building spree on the Mekong. Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake which has a close connection with the Mekong River, could also shrink in size, experts say… Aside from fishery resources, the Tonle Sap Lake provides land fertile for the cultivation of rice and other agricultural plants…

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