China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau, which has prompted fears it will cause water shortages and damage the environment, by saying it will not try to benefit at the “expense of its neighbours”. The dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River is expected to be…
Beijing’s approval of a controversial mega dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which flows from Tibet autonomous region into India, has sparked concerns about the environmental impact of the project, as well as the effect it could have on China-India ties amid signs of a thaw between the two neighbours. The…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for the Brics nations to lead the “urgent” reform of the international financial architecture to better reflect the global economy. He told the bloc’s annual summit it should also drive reform of global governance and cooperate further in innovation and green development. The meeting in the Russian city…