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When China Rules the Rivers

Antonina Luszczykiewicz-Mendis 09/17/2025 233

China knows it holds a great geo-hydrological power; the question is whether it will abuse it—contradicting President Xi’s own calls for promoting “peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom.” One way or another, the Himalayan water drama has only just begun.

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