Sunday, April 17, 2011

Water wars? Thirsty, energy-short China stirs fear

Basically, the problem this article focuses on is the fact that China is disturbing bordering countries, especially India, with all its ambitions to divert water with damming and create a greater water supply for themselves along with more convenient access to water. This has created shortages for other countries by taking essential water supplies, and all the stream diversion has even created several natural disasters. This blind destruction that the Chinse are causing could potentially lead to war if it goes unchecked.

I think that the Chinese are being incredibly short sighted and stupidly stubborn. If the continue to keep the information from anybody who wants to see it (information concerning exactly what they are really trying to do) then there will be no help for them. We may support China because we need them but if they get into a war with India, there is no way we will support them through that if the main cause is them simply stealing water from an already poor and starving people. In the world we live in it is dangerous to start such conflict in a time when every country seems to have a surplus of weapons. If I am correct, China is one of the most prestigious and wealthy nations and they don't even have an excuse for there ruthless and backhanded attacks on the water-supply of a relatively poor and impoverished country like India. India is not a good country to pick a fight with also because of their massive size. The results of it all could be disastrous.

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