Trained as an engineer, Premier Li Peng championed this in 1992; it would ultimately displace over a million people

Find out the Final Jeopardy Answer for the episode airing on Thursday, May 25 2023!

Today’s Final Jeopardy Category is: Asia

Today’s contestants are Ed Petersen, Jesse Chin and Megan Braught.

Today’s Final Jeopardy

Trained as an engineer, Premier Li Peng championed this in 1992; it would ultimately displace over a million people

Final Jeopardy Answer

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Three Gorges Dam

Final Jeopardy Explanation

Li Peng championed the Three Gorges Dam project in 1992. This massive hydroelectric gravity dam led to the displacement of over a million people due to the extensive flooding of the reservoir.

The Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest power station in terms of installed capacity. The construction began in 1994, two years after Li Peng’s endorsement, and was completed in 2006, with the entire project being fully functional by 2012.

Located on the Yangtze River in central China, the dam’s primary functions are to generate electricity, increase the river’s shipping capacity, and reduce the potential for floods downstream by providing flood storage space.

However, the project has been steeped in controversy. The flooding of the reservoir displaced about 1.3 million people, leading to significant social and economic changes. Historic sites were submerged, and environmental concerns were raised over the dam’s impact on the local ecosystem. Additionally, there has been ongoing debate about whether the benefits of flood control and power generation outweigh the significant social and environmental costs.

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