Link to Three Gorges Video
Flood zone if and when 3 Gorges fails
This is an excellent video that offers some insight into the troubles China faces surrounding the Three Gorges Dam. Now I disagree with the title that the destruction of the Three Gorges Dam would end civilization as we know it, I do believe it would turn China into a third World country within hours of its collapse. Without a doubt, the Dam is an engineering marvel and one of the modern day wonders of the World. However, the fact remains that this engineering marvel is a ticking time bomb that is actually the biggest problem China faces should they ever decide to attack Taiwan. Does anyone doubt that Taiwan will hesitate to destroy the backbone of China if attacked? Leave it to a bunch of commies to give the enemy an easy target in a war.
This is just my opinion, but I believe China can only take over Taiwan from within, because if they attack militarily, all Taiwan has to do send the majority of their missiles and attack planes to take out the dam. If this happened, then within a few hours, China will lose 1/2 a billion people, and 40% of their economy, which would destroy China while also plunging the world into a temporary recession.
That being said, this video dives into the story of the Three Gorges Dam, explores its massive scale, the engineering challenges it had to overcome, its role in generating energy, and the immense controversies surrounding its construction. From the millions of people that would be killed and displaced in the event of a collapse, to the effects it would have on the rest of the World.