The Great Bend region and Namcha Barwa Peak (image from Google Earth)
[People News] On July 19, the groundbreaking ceremony for the lower Yarlung Tsangpo River hydroelectric project was held in Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region. Li Qiang, member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee and Premier of the State Council, attended the ceremony and officially announced the start of construction. Why build a dam at this moment? Investing 1.2 trillion yuan this year, with a projected total of 10 trillion yuan in the future, is it to rescue the economy? For a national strategy? The hidden truth is unimaginable.
I. Development Process of the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project
In the late 1980s, Chen Chuanyou of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Geography published an article in Guangming Daily, proposing the construction of the world’s largest hydropower station on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. His plan was roughly as follows: build a reservoir on the main stream of the Yarlung Tsangpo River to raise the water level, then dig a 16-kilometre-long tunnel to divert water to the tributary Duoxiong River (Doshong), creating a vertical drop of over 2,300 meters—allowing for three levels of hydropower generation. In 2002, Chen published another article in Engineering Science, further exploring the idea of building a hydropower station at the Great Bend. His suggested dam site differs from the current plan.
In 2006, Cai Qihua, then Vice Minister of Water Resources and member of the CPPCC, led a team to inspect the dam site in Medog (Motuo), proposing the idea of “two-stage hydropower”: the Nyingchi station and the Great Bend station.
In 2019, reports stated that construction of the Medog Hydropower Station was expected between 2030 and 2035, to be completed by 2045 as a “centennial gift” to mark 100 years since the founding of the PRC. Medog County, nicknamed the “world’s isolated island,” began road construction in 1975 but only became accessible by road in 2013. Previously, snow sealed off the roads, leaving only four months of access per year. After a tunnel was built, accessibility increased to nine months, though landslides and mudslides still frequently block the roads. Clearly, the CCP couldn't wait any longer.
Between 2020 and 2024, multiple hydropower stations such as Zangmu, Dagu, and Langzhen were constructed or are under construction along the middle reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River to “warm up” for development downstream.
On July 19, 2025, Li Qiang officially launched the “Yarlung Tsangpo Lower Reaches Super Dam Project” and began preliminary work on the Medog project.
The Yarlung Tsangpo River has a relatively low water volume in its upper and middle reaches—only about 60 billion cubic meters of runoff before reaching the lower section. However, after being supplemented by meltwater from the canyon’s snow-covered mountains, the flow increases to 160 billion cubic meters. After passing through the world's wettest region in southern Tibet and entering India, the river's runoff reaches 640 billion cubic meters. Mainland China controls only a quarter of the river’s total flow.
So, why doesn’t India protest or show concern? Because even if the CCP fully diverts the flow, it has little impact on India. Then why build such a massive, century-scale project? The CCP could develop nuclear power—why insist on hydropower? Even if technology allows it, Medog is on a high plateau, where issues like permafrost and glaciation remain unresolved.
II. Reason #1: Overcapacity in EVs and “Next-Gen Information Technology”
The CCP’s official narrative claims that once the Medog dam is built, it will generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours per year—enough to supply power to 300 million people and reduce reliance on thermal power.
Reality: Massive overcapacity. Not only is there overproduction of new energy vehicles, but also of big data, large AI models, and other so-called “next-generation information technologies,” all of which are driving massive power consumption.
China’s EVs are often called “coal-powered” because most electricity is generated from coal. The mainstream AI servers and large models typically operate at 4–6 kW per cabinet, with 32% of cabinets exceeding 6 kW. There are more than 300 large data centres in China with over 3,000 racks each and total power consumption exceeding 15 megawatts. Tech giants like Huawei and Alibaba have more than 10,000 racks in their hyperscale data centres. This is how the CCP is able to monitor the entire population.
According to the Green Computing Index White Paper on the Full Lifecycle of Data Centres, China’s data centre power consumption will exceed 400 billion kWh by 2030. The Ministry of Energy reports that in 2024, China's total electricity consumption was 98,521 billion kWh (9.85 PWh). In five years, data centres alone will consume 4% of current national electricity usage. Without new power stations, blackouts will be inevitable.
But here’s the catch: the data generated by these AI systems is all used to monitor the Chinese population. According to Epoch Times, platforms like WeChat, Weibo, and Baidu Tieba are all under surveillance—not only your current chats and posts but even your past messages can be reviewed. If your input method triggers sensitive keywords, police can be dispatched. If you share them, you may be prosecuted.
In this setup, even if Xi Jinping were to step back from the spotlight, he would still have the means to monitor the entire Chinese population. Let alone the political dwarves around him—he controls the system.
III. Reason #2: Feng Shui Legends
Building a century-scale hydropower station not only brings risks like mudslides, landslides, earthquakes, and ecological damage, but also poses an even greater crisis.
In The Book of Burial (Zangjing), Guo Pu wrote: “Qi disperses when it encounters wind, but is contained when it meets water.” This means that Feng Shui involves finding geographical formations that store and concentrate energy to bring good fortune, avoid disaster, and ensure prosperity in population and wealth. The construction of this hydropower station is clearly seen as damaging the dragon vein.
Social media commentator “Lucky Junior Sister” remarked that this water project is a massively inauspicious act that severs the dragon vein. The Yarlung Tsangpo River is the lifeblood of China’s dragon vein—if the river is cut off or collapses, then the foundations of the nation and its governance will fall.
At the Great Bend in Medog, the Namcha Barwa Peak is regarded as a divinely bestowed dragon cave and energy mouth for the Chinese nation. Destroying this sacred area clearly suggests that someone behind the scenes is working to dismantle the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“Lucky Junior Sister” concluded that CCP leaders are all quite superstitious. Mao Zedong especially valued the Kunlun Mountains and the headwaters of the Yellow River, believing that the “dragon energy” from these sacred sites could enhance the strength of the nation. He even secretly erected monuments, akin to ancient Chinese mountain worship rituals—a symbolic gesture of asserting sovereignty. This shows the profound influence of Feng Shui on his governance philosophy.
Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin were similarly concerned with Feng Shui. They once organised an expedition team to study the Kunlun Mountains. Rumour has it that Jiang Zemin erected a stele behind the Kunlun Shrine to extend his life.
Wang Qishan is said to be a follower of Tibetan Buddhism and was involved in Feng Shui projects related to the Kunlun Mountains. Allegedly, he used geomancy and Buddhist practices to ward off evil forces.
Xi Jinping, meanwhile, spent massive sums of money to forcibly demolish villagers’ ancestral graves in order to build an oversized mausoleum for his father, Xi Zhongxun.
“Lucky Junior Sister” believes: “To move an inch in Tibet is to destroy a region in the Central Plains.”
In her view, building a hydropower station is an act of altering national Feng Shui.
But the real question is—who is changing the Feng Shui?
On July 24, journalist Jiang Wangzheng revealed: “It is now tacitly acknowledged within the Party that Li Qiang is the successor.”
In this light, Li Qiang’s attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the hydropower project makes perfect sense. It also explains why he represented China at the BRICS Summit in Brazil, and why the United States and the European Union have suddenly shifted their tone.
According to reports from official CCP media, on July 26, Li Qiang will also attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, where he will deliver a keynote speech. This marks yet another global-level appearance.
If Li Qiang truly is the next leader of the CCP, and he personally announced the launch of the Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project, then, as the saying goes, there is divine will at work: The heir to the throne of the CCP has personally severed the dragon vein, thereby cutting off the Party’s lifeline. At the same time, this would fulfil a prophecy: Xi Jinping will be the last General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
(First published by People News)
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