The Chinese times exclusive-results of the debate about the three gordes dam.
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THE CHINESE TIMES EXCLUSIVE- RESULTS OF THE DEBATE ABOUT THE THREE GORGES DAM Yesterday, a debate went on about the controversial three gorges dam. Many groups of people were involved, the Chinese government, the engineers, Amnesty international, the residents of the village Chang Chang and the residents who are being moved for the creation of the dam and Environmentalists. All the groups had a chance to talk. The Chinese government went first. They talked about how the dam would save lives from flooding which is caused from the river. The dam is 185m high and 1.3 km wide. They also said that the dam would create 18 million kilowatts of power per year and that this energy was clean energy. For every tree lost in the reservoir, the government have promised to plant another one. They added that for all the people who will have to move, they have already built bigger houses. An attempt...


