The Hidden Risks Behind China's Three Gorges Dam I China Insights

For decades, China's Three Gorges Dam has stood as one of the world's largest engineering projects—and one of its most controversial.

Recently circulated documents, reportedly originating from inside China's state-owned Three Gorges system, have renewed debate about emergency planning, dam safety, and the long-running concerns raised by engineers and hydrologists. At the same time, renewed public attention has focused on questions surrounding sediment buildup, reservoir-induced geological risks, and the political decisions that shaped the project from the very beginning.

In this documentary, we examine the history of the Three Gorges Dam, the warnings made by prominent Chinese experts, the internal debates that surrounded its construction, and the claims now circulating online about newly leaked materials. Where evidence is publicly available, we discuss it directly; where claims remain unverified, we distinguish them from established facts.

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