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By 2020, China will be master of Asia’s water tap

Aug. 3 (Huffington Post): The geopolitical and environmental consequences of China having a hand on the water taps of Tibet are immense for the region south of the Himalayas – both the subcontinent and southeast Asia. Damming dramatically changes the character of water not only in terms of pressure and flow but in course as well. By rockblasting new channels the sluggish slipstream that emerges from the dam’s base can be diverted.

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