PHNOM PENH—At least 14 children were killed when an overloaded ferry that was carrying them home from school sank in Cambodia’s Mekong river, authorities said on Friday. Rescue teams were searching for one other student after the incident occurred on Thursday in Kandal Province about 53 kilometers (33 miles) southeast of the capital Phnom Penh,…
The Murder of the Mekong: China Destroys Southeast Asia’s Most Important River
Commentary China is using the Mekong River as a geopolitical tool. Established in 1995, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) is a formal agreement between the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The agreement “came about as the four countries saw a common interest in jointly managing their shared water resources and developing the economic potential of the…
Chinese Regime Controls ASEAN Countries Via Mekong River’s ‘Water Faucet’, Expert Says
The Chinese regime is using the Mekong River, the most important water system in Southeast Asia, to control half of the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), an expert said. The Mekong River originates on China’s Tibetan Plateau and flows through six countries. In early 2021, it once again experienced a serious…
China Notifies Mekong River Neighbors It Is Holding Back Waters
BANGKOK—China has notified downstream neighbors it is holding back the Mekong River flow at a hydropower dam on the waterway’s upper reaches for 20 days, as part of a new data-sharing pact, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Thailand said on Wednesday. The statements came a day after a new U.S.-backed monitoring system said China…
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