1. @SCMPNews reports Senior US diplomat statement that #China’s “manipulation” of water flows on #Mekong are immediate challenge to the #ASEAN, citing "troubling trend" of reduced water flows downstream. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3100164/us-claims-chinas-manipulation-mekong-urgent-challenge-southeast">https://www.scmp.com/week-asia...

2. Concerns about hydropower impacts on Mekong water flows are very real, and in addition to #China, #Thailand& #39;s companies play a major role in mainstream dams in #Laos, which will have downstream impacts on #Cambodia and #Vietnam.

3. Involvement of #USA companies is less well known. General Electric provided transmission equipment connecting multiple #hydropower dams in #Laos, including the massive and controversial #Xayaburi dam. https://www.ge.com/apac/content/laos">https://www.ge.com/apac/cont...

4. General Electric has also provided equipment such as turbines for dams in Laos, including the mainstream Don Sahong dam on the #Cambodia border.

5. General Electric has signed an MoU with state energy company Electricite du Laos to develop the hydropower sector, supporting it& #39;s goal of being "the battery of Asia". https://www.ge.com/news/reports/powering-laos-many-levels">https://www.ge.com/news/repo...