China's ambitious plan to build the world's largest hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River has ignited controversy, raising ...

has heightened geopolitical tensions in South Asia. China's focus on damming the Brahmaputra dates back to the 2010s when smaller dams were constructed along the river's upper reaches. The Zam ...

Most of Asia is in the Northern Hemisphere. The north of the continent sits within the Arctic Circle. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the south ... The Brahmaputra River flows through China ...

In December 2024, China unveiled plans for what could become the world’s largest hydropower project, the Medog Dam, on the lower Yarlung Zangbo River, known as the Brahmaputra in India.