This is probably the most sensitive issue in recent period involving so many riparian countries along one river - Mekong river. (In Yunnan province of China, it is called Lancang. When it comes to the border of Burma and Laos, it is then called Mekong. )

Transboundary water issues have never been addressed in such a way: A lot of local, regional and international groups are now working together to save the rapids and shoals to be blasted. Undoubtedly, this is not merely a conservation issue, but also a trade issue, while China and ASEAN strongly argue for an increasing and 'freer' trade across the whole region.

At this stage, at least what we can do is to:
Urge the Thai government to stop the work immediately.