Residents fear Mekong blasting to proceed
Residents living along the Mekong River in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong district have expressed strong opposition to a public hearing on China’s plans to blast away a stretch of rapids, saying there was no need for more talk about the proposal, which they would not tolerate. China wants to eliminate the rapids in the river to accommodate boat movement from Jinghing to Luang Prabang in Laos.
