On December 3, 2020, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked questions about China's construction of hydropower stations in the border areas of China and India.

Hua Chunying said that it is China’s legitimate right to develop hydropower in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. China has always taken a responsible attitude towards the development and utilization of cross-border rivers and implemented a policy of simultaneous development and protection. Any project will be scientifically planned and demonstrated, and fully Consider the impact on downstream areas and take into account the interests of upstream and downstream. At present, the development of the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River is still in the early stage of planning and demonstration. I think there is no need for outsiders to over-interpret this. For a long time, China has carried out good cooperation with India and Bangladesh in hydrological flood reporting, disaster prevention and mitigation, and emergency response. China will also continue to maintain communication with India and Bangladesh through existing channels.

For transnational rivers, countries should use scientific planning and application during development, and consider the impact of their development on the upstream and downstream, and develop and utilize them on the basis of protection to realize rational development of resources.Editor/Xing Wentao