After 18 long years of hard work, on July 4, 2012, the construction Three Gorges Dam was completed. This dam was built to provide a clean source of renewable energy, to reduce the risk of flooding, and to boost the economy by increasing the amount of shipping along the Yangtze River. China now plans to construct four more hydroelectric dams along the Jinsa river; a river flowing into the Yangtze River. Although the Three Gorges Dam has proven to be successful in it's three purposes, it has caused more trouble than good. China should not build four more hydroelectric dams due to three main reasons. Hundreds of thousands of people living along the river had to be relocated, actions of logging and construction have been causing severe erosion problems leading to landslides, and flooding problems concerning the rivers wildlife and ancient culture have been created.
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