{"id":37760,"date":"2026-09-10T11:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37760"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:23:23","slug":"the-questions-china-wont-answer-about-the-tibet-nepal-flood-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37760","title":{"rendered":"The questions China won\u2019t answer about the Tibet-Nepal flood disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/China-Tibet-Flood-Disaster-August-2026.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>For years, analysts and observers have warned about the dangers of China\u2019s relentless infrastructure push in Tibet, particularly its dam-building ambitions on the Brahmaputra River, known in China as the Yarlung Tsangpo. 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