Will act responsibly on cross-border river issues: China

Beijing, June: A day after India sought details from Beijing on its plans to divert waters of the Brahmaputra by building a dam on it in Tibet, China today said it will adopt a “responsible” attitude taking into “full consideration” the interest of downstream countries.
“China adopts a responsible attitude towards the development of cross border water resources,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei told a media briefing here.
He was answering a question on concerns in India over Beijing’s plans to build a dam on Brahmaputra resulting in diversion of waters.
“We adopt a policy that protection goes together with development, and take into full consideration the interests of downstream countries,” he said.