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China-Backed Hydro Dam Upsets Burma Locals
In September, Burma's reform-minded President Thein Sein appeared to heed environmental concerns and suspended construction of a controversial China-backed hydropower dam in northern Kachin state. But the Myitsone dam project has not been cancelled and locals worry what will happen if construction resumes.
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Water buffalos at riverside in Myitsone, Burma, March 31, 2012. (VOA - D. Schearf)