[YouTube] China has two massive geographical problems.
The lack of sufficient water reserves, and the increasing pollution of the existing ones.
And the use of excessive fly ash in the Three Gorges Dam — and no doubt others. | This creates a huge strategic weakness, that if left unchecked can become an existential threat in the future. Luckily China is adopting measure to address these issues. In particular it has been focusing on the construction of new reserves and in the reduction of pollution. This last one sees China as one the few country that uses Internal waterways as a transportation method that produces fewer greenhouse gasses emissions than road transport. This makes China a potential model for other countries with similar geographic conditions.
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