Three Gorges dam strong enough for terrorist attacks

The Three Gorges Dam is strong enough to resist terrorist attacks, Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, said Wednesday.

Cao told a news conference that China has enough power and equipment to guard the important parts, such as the dam, power plant and lock of the Three Gorges Project against terrorist attacks.

Three Gorges Project expected to be completed a year earlier

The Three Gorges Project is expected to be completed by 2008 a year ahead of schedule, a senior manager with the corporation in charge of the project said Wednesday.

Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of the China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development Corporation (CYRTGPDC), told a news conference that the project, launched in 1993, was scheduled to be completed in 2009.

He said all of the construction milestone throughout the project have been met ahead of schedule, making it possible for the entire project to be completed a year earlier than scheduled.full story>>