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A Dry and Anxious North Awaits China’s Giant, Unproven Water Transport Scheme
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Authorities anticipate approval for new western line to tap energy reserves. Sparks and the blue flare of arc welders, like hot stars in the night sky, illuminate the interior of a massive water tunnel that crosses underneath the Yellow River.
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Infographic: China’s South-North Water Transfer Project
Authorities close to the central government say the western line will be built.