China's $137bn Tibet dam plan triggers backlash: 5 things to know

Plans for world's biggest hydropower project stoke environmental, security fears

20250120 Yarlung Tsangpo River In Tibet

China plans to build a massive dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. The waterway flows into India and Bangladesh. 

KIRAN SHARMA

NEW DELHI -- China's move to build a $137 billion hydropower project in Tibet -- which will be the world's largest -- has triggered environmental and security concerns in India, at a time when frosty ties between the neighbors appear to be thawing.

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