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China starts building pivotal dam to manage Yellow River, the world’s muddiest waterway

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China starts building pivotal dam to manage Yellow River, the world’s muddiest waterway

After decades of planning, construction has begun on a massive new dam on China’s Yellow River in the latest water management project aimed at controlling increasing sediment in the world’s muddiest river. The Guxian Water Conservancy Project, which is located midstream on the river between the central provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi, officially began construction … Read more

Chinese state media drops ‘Tibet’ for ‘Xizang’ after release of Beijing white paper

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Chinese state media drops ‘Tibet’ for ‘Xizang’ after release of Beijing white paper

“Xizang” is the pinyin, or Chinese romanisation, of the Mandarin script for “Tibet”. Since the release of the November white paper, “Xizang” has largely replaced “Tibet” in several official Chinese media reports, with “Tibet” now used only in a few scenarios, including translations of already established geographical terms and names of institutions. Between November 10, … Read more