I have watched some news programs and videos — the one that is in the thread from youtube simulating 3 gorges failure is unbelievable. What are the chances that it would suffer failure?
Yeah, I just watched it. Sorry, but I have very little empathy for communists...
My understanding is that the bulk of China's agricultural crops are located down stream of the Three Gorges Dam
which utilize the enriched and porous alluvial soils from upstream during the occasional, seasonal flooding.
The soils were deposited long before construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
I believe that engineers are concerned as there has already been some erosion of the embankment where the dam is located,
arising from last years devastating overflow and flooding.
Besides agricultural concerns, much of China's industrial manufacturing is also located within the flood plain, and would also be at risk, thus threatening the GDP.