China: The Biggest Funder of Dams

China is the world’s biggest funder and builder of large dams which harvest hydroelectric power, but also devastate hundreds of indigenous communities around the world.
China: The Biggest Funder of Dams
A picture shows this year's biggest release of water from the sluice for flood prevention at the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei province, on July 20, after relentless torrential rains hit Yangtze River areas. AFP/AFP/Getty Images
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A picture shows this year's biggest release of water from the sluice for flood prevention at the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei province, on July 20, after relentless torrential rains hit Yangtze River areas. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
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