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China's Medog Dam: A double-edged sword for South Asia

China’s decision in December to greenlight the construction of the world’s largest dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, also known as the Brahmaputra in India and Jamuna in Bangladesh, is set to redefine the scale of renewable energy generation, bolster China’s climate goals and reshape the geopolitics of transboundary water resources in South Asia. The Medog Dam poses opportunities and challenges for regional stability and cooperation.