China's push for mega-dams driven by energy-hungry tech, AI, researcher says

India fears a planned Chinese mega dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects. FRANCE 24 speaks to Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. He says the main driver behind China's push to build mega-dams is power-hungry technologies like AI.