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Aerial view of Yebatan Hydropower Station, which is situated on the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, under construction on March 29, 2023 in Shannan, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by Wang Lei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

By Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate | Jun 4, 2025

It is impossible to know the full extent of China’s destruction of the Tibetan Plateau, not least because the area is off limits to international observers. But there is no doubt that the region’s ecosystem is becoming increasingly fragile, with far-reaching social, environmental, and geopolitical consequences.

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