An article in The Diplomat (May 5) reported that the construction by China particularly of 4 dams along a 200-kilometer stretch on the upper Mekong River between 2011 and 2019 had diverted the course of the river. He identified the dams as those at Wunonglong, Lidi, Tuoba, and Huangdeng.

(Comment: China has constructed 11 dams on the Mekong within its territory and two more are planned.)