The Mekong River Explained in under 3 minutes

The #Mekong River is 13th longest river in the world, with a #Geography carving its way through the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in southern China and the border regions of Mynamar, Thailand and Laos, until the delta of the Mekong River flows through Cambodia and Vietnam into the South China Sea. The river bears an incredible importance for the 60.000.000 people which live along its banks, since the sediments from the Himalayas pour nutrients into the rice bowl of Asia, the Mekong Delta, which feeds hundreds of millions of people. In recent decades, the Mekong River has also been a cause for geopolitical regions in South East Asia, since more and more countries want to control its flow with hydropower plants. These issues, the geography of the course of the river and more will be covered in this video. If you like the video, make sure to subscribe and leave a like, to not miss future uploads about the rivers of this world, and other fascinating geography topics. Cheers

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[hanhtrinhxuyenviethd]

The majestic Mekong River passes through 6 countries. Explore the river as well as discover the cultural beauty of each country it passes through. Great, excellent, wonderfull.

[jonwill]

Well presented; thank you for sharing.

[edwardwong]

Would it be fair to say, in simple terms, that the cost of extracting energy from a river, is that 1) it disturbs the ecology of the river system, and 2) it lowers the sediment levels, and thus the nutrients of the river downstream, yeah?

[alexander]

the Mekong River is 14 meters deep at most, how could they not find it

[SleeperGuy]

Your characterization of the Mekong and Danube is funny. China is a big mean bully for damming a river but Germany is smart and industrious and look at this cool canal. To be clear, I am not in favor of potential weaponizing of water access due to dams, but I felt the need to mention the difference in presenting that information.

[HAN_STRAYKIDS]

Wow all so my grandma survive this she all so had to run away from Laos because of genecide

[lrn_news]

Lmao China doesn't have water issues in the south (some people claim that's why they're building dams in south). They're damming the Mekong because of energy generation, they're harnessing the Mekong for hydroelectricity. Indeed China's energy demands are still skyrocketing.

And of course almost all of these stupid videos about China and the Mekong, it doesn't emphasize the fact that south of the border, Laos has built 4 dams on the Mekong and building like 30 in the next 10 years in the tributaries, Thailand is also building a dam I believe.
The problems on the Mekong with the water levels, decreasing amount of fish and the effects on agriculture are mainly caused by Laos' dams as China's dams are pretty far to the north and aren't affecting the river that much in these southern agricultural regions, it's like a 500km-1000km downstream.

Almost all locals in Laos and Cambodia who are experiencing problems along the river blame it on the most recent dam in Laos, which is a massive one. Its name escapes me but it was finished recently and people living downstream are talking about problems caused by the Laos' dam projects.

[YesLol-qw]

So much people died in that river if you dont understand i tell you why it begun in the 1900s the Vietnam war happen and hmong people wanted to defend there country and is laos Americans and laos came to help and the Americans left the hmong people before they leave they said if you cross to Thailand then we will bring you to America then it begin hmong people hide in woods or forests and they hide too cuz if they didnt they get shot so the when they got to the mekong river they use bamboos and tires so they won't drown and babys was tide to there parents so they wont fall some babys was untied when there parents try to cross and the babys vanish as they go along with the waters and when there was no more bamboo or tire the hmong people needed to cross the river so they swim but some didn't know and saddely drown when they got to Thailand the Thailand soldiers didnt let them to return to laos then a few months or weeks the hmong people was sent to America.

Hmong people fight for freedom

General pao vang was the leader and lead the hmong people to freedom

10000 hmong people died in the war

About people lost there lifes in the war


THE SECRET WAR IN LAOS

[vuongdo]

It's NOT south china sea dude, F word for google map.

[cc-bbvv]

Bro this Mekong River is characterized by Vietnam, ITS VIETNAM RIVER AND ITS NOT A CHINA RIVER!!!

[donganvutran]

Why is it a South China Sea. Its the East Sea. This part of sea is not from

[GraciaBelievesthatJesusSaves]

Dont say Never or it will never change ...God can touch the heart of a King to remember its people who ones were one Tribe .God His Voice speaks Louder than any man here on earth. 🙏🥺♥️📖📯

[ianmangham]

I remember we only just made it out of the Mekon Delta in 75 😮, i was with Fresno Bob and Texas Mike O'shea 😮 rice 🍚 paddy 🐂 Ox and contraption needed for Bob who'd twisted his leg between 2 rocks 🪨 😮 it was brutally humid 🌞 ☀️ 🧊 thirsty/sweating like a pedophile in a playground 😳

[francisnjenga]

You didn't have yo paint China in bad light. You should strive to be unbiased and objective in your videos(china does things for the interest of its people Which isn't a bad thing) painting them as heartless makes your video politically charged

[ramprasadnayak]

why you are concern about another country. river etc..better mind your own business