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Salween River
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Salween River

 Chinese Nu Jiang

River, Southeast Asia. Rising in eastern Tibet, it flows generally south for about 1,500 mi (2,400 km) through Yunnan province, China, and eastern Myanmar (Burma), emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea at Moulmein. In its lower course, it forms the frontier between Myanmar and Thailand for about 80 mi (130 km). It is the longest river in Myanmar and is navigable by small craft in certain sections, but dangerous rapids hinder its use as a major waterway.
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In the spring of 2004, for instance, a coalition supported by Pacific Environment influenced China's Premier Wen Jiabao to suspend a dam project on the Nu River in Yunnan Province in southwest China.
Bay Area International Development Organizations by Witte, Martin / Earth Island Journal
In July 2003, Beijing blocked a dam planned for the Dujiangyan in western China's Sichuan province, and last April, Premier Wen Jiabao declared a moratorium on construction of 13 dams on the Nu River in the "Grand Canyon" of China.
Damming Tiger Gorge: Chinese environmentalists try to protect a ... by Shufro, Cathy / E
 
 
 
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