What’s at stake in China’s plan to blow up islands in the Mekong River?

By Alan Marshall, Mahidol University The pla beuk is a beautiful behemoth; a gigantic toothless catfish with skin smooth and silky to the touch. It’s the largest freshwater fish in the world and, once upon a time, these fish swam the great lengths of the mighty Mekong River from southern China, through Burma, Laos, Thailand, and … Continue reading What’s at stake in China’s plan to blow up islands in the Mekong River?