INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS China’s fascination with water not always healthy

China is a very big country of great contrasts. Even its size is debatable. Most people would agree China is somewhat larger than Australia, but with a population of 1.3 billion compared with Australia’s 23 million. As for water, some areas are drought prone, while others face regular flooding. China’s South-to-North Water Diversion project China has two major rivers, plus many more that are substantial enough to warrant attention. The two major rivers, known to anyone who has the least knowledge of China, are the Yellow River and the Yangtze. The Yellow River is in northern China. The name derives…