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Why This Remote Area of China Is the Hydropower Center of the World | WSJ
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6:54Now PlayingChina is building an unprecedented network of dams along its longest river, with the potential to generate enough hydropower for a quarter of the country’s output. The Yangtze River is key to China’s economic ambitions with the newly built Baihetan Dam alone able to produce more power than any dam in the U.S. But what are the risks to building dams in unstable grounds surrounded by steep mountain sides in one of Asia’s most earthquake prone areas?
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