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Summary The dam would produce badly needed electricity for Myanmar and raise living standards.
Chinese officials have called on Myanmars government to restart a Chinese-backed multibillion-dollar power dam project that was suspended apparently without notice last year.The official China Daily newspaper on Sunday quoted the officials as saying the dam would produce badly needed electricity for Myanmar and raise living standards.China was caught off guard by Septembers suspension of the $3.6 billion China-funded Myitsone dam being built by a Chinese company. The project had drawn protests from ethnic and environmental groups.The former head of the National Energy Administration, Zhang Guobao, told the newspaper that the dam will improve the lives of local residents and boost the economy.
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