Ominous rise of a thirsty dragon

China, the geographical hub of Asia, is the source of transboundary-river flows to the largest number of countries in the world - from Russia to India, and from Kazakhstan to the Indochina Peninsula. This unique status is because of its forcible absorption of sprawling ethnic-minority homelands, which make up 60% of its landmass and are the origin of all the important international rivers flowing out of Chinese-held territory.

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