How Has the CCP Turned Mekong River into a Political Chip to Control Southeast Asia — Jennifer’s World

Hello, everyone, welcome to “Inconvenient Truths”. I am your host Jennifer Zeng.

I am not sure if you have heard about the Mekong River. It is the most important water system, the longest river in Southeast Asia, the 6th longest in Asia and the 10th longest in the world. It originates on Tibet and flows through six countries. Early this year, it once again experienced a serious drop in water levels, causing widespread international concerns, and a lot of people in this area were affected. Today I’d like to give you an idea about how the CCP turned this river into a political chip to control Southeast Asia. It’s definitely one of the CCP’s “Unrestricted Warfare” methods against the world.

Mekong River: From Water Abundance of to Water Crises

First, let’s give a brief introduction of the Mekong River. Let’s show Picture 1. You can see from the map that the upper reach of the Mekong River is the Lancang River inside China. The…