Washington meanwhile is poised to create a new framework for cooperation with countries along the Mekong as a step to prevent China from expanding its influence.
Category: Mekong
12-episode documentary to feature Mekong River civilization
“Ethnicity” will take everyone to witness the Mekong civilization, which includes nine ethnicities and two nationalities.
A River in Crisis Runs Through Southeast Asia
Mekong 2030′s cynical futurism and eco-criticism is refreshing for its diversity of voices.
Mekong Body, Facebook Partner to Share Mekong Flood and Drought Warnings
The partnership aims to increase awareness among citizens of the four MRC member countries.
Mekong dams ‘benefit only China’
China has been accused of limiting the water to one of the world’s biggest rivers, on which 60 million people rely, to feed its hydro-electric dams.
China’s Dam-Building is Harming the Mekong River
Critics welcomed the potential for cooperation, but also said it could allow China to weaponize water for economic and geopolitical gains.
US Official Attacks China’s ‘Manipulation’ of the Mekong
Southeast Asia’s mighty river is quickly becoming a new front in US-China competition.
The Last Farewell to the Mighty Mekong
“This is a terrible disaster for the whole Mekong region. If we lose the Tonle Sap we lose the heart of the biggest inland fisheries in the world.”