The first time of Yellow River blocked the flow from 1972, the shortage of water resources issue of mainland China is worsened day by day, Two-thirds main cities of mainland China fell into the water scarcity predicament from the 80s.Each storage, the pilot and drew water projects were launched massively in the main rivers, They attempted to using the hydraulic engineering to balance the water resources assignment.Since the reform and open policy of Mainland China, the fast development of economy has stimulated the energy need to grow up rapidly.Because the petroleum gas reserves congenitally deficient in mainland China, the development of water and electricity is treated as the important solution for shortage of energy. Then the big rivers in southwest area of mainland China have become the main battlefield of water and electricity development.
The main rivers in southwest of mainland China are Lancang River, Yarlung Zangbo River, Nujiang, Red River, Irawaddy River and so on. They are all the international river and strides across multi-countries.They originates within the boundaries of mainland China. Mainland China is situated in the upstream of these rivers and have certain influence to these rivers.The water resources development of upstream area will have the influence to the downstream. The water resources pollution possibly transmitted the downstream countries.The countries of the down stream area worried that mainland China excessive development and using the water resources will affect their benefit. For this reason, they feel vigilant or threaten.
The struggle of water and electricity in Mekong River has gone beyond the project category. If Mainland China is invitated to be the official member of Mekong River Committee he must share all water conservation information with the neighboring countries and integrates the Lancang River stave water and electricity dam to the development blueprint of Mekong River basin. At the same time, the water and electricity development of southwest mainland China the will be restricted by foreign, but on the other hand, mainland China may promote its status by joining Mekong River Committee and to participate the Mekong River basin management plan conformity. To unfolding the great nation status of mainland China in Association of Southeast Asian Nations free-trade zone. There is an important geography strategic sense.
