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Author 'Last Days of the Mighty Mekong'. Stimson Center Southeast Asia Program Director.
Sep 19, 2023 38 tweets 5 min read
Vietnam’s PM Chính makes a surprise visit to Washington, DC before #UNGA78

Speaking now at @georgetownsfs about new upgrade in US-VN bilateral relationship. 1/ Image “We are realizing the dream of Ho Chi Minh which started with a letter to US President Truman in 1946 to set up a full and comprehensive partnership with the US. We’ve been through many ups and downs between then and now.” 2/
Apr 13, 2020 8 tweets 8 min read
My team's take on new evidence that #China's upstream #Mekong dams drove 2019 Lower Mekong drought. @StimsonCenter. @MSullivanSEAsia @ShibaniMahtani @RobinsonBKK @HannahEP @David_H_Boyle @TylerRoney @larsonchristina @_aswesterman @stefanlovgren @SBengali stimson.org/2020/new-evide… /2 Major findings: From April-Nov 2019 while downstream portions of #Mekong suffered extreme drought & no monsoons, #China's upstream had abnormal high level of rain & snowmelt. China's dams restricted an enormous amount of water when the downstream needed it. image: @regankwan