因為從1992年三峽工程正式上馬，至今，中共一直高調稱讚。1994年12月14號，三峽工程開工典禮上，當時的中共總理李鵬發表講話，題目是「功在當代，利在千秋」。到1997年11月8號三峽工程進行大江截流時，中共高層再次大規模參加慶典。甚至在2005年，中共當局還在大壩旁建起了「中華愛國工程聯合會三峽愛國主義教育基地」。

那麼，為什麼現在中共公開承認三峽工程的多種弊端？

四川地礦局教授級總工程師範曉認為，這是因為三峽工程帶來的生態、地質和社會等很多方面的問題，已經嚴重到了不能不面對的地步了。

范曉（四川地礦局總工程師）：「通過前三年蓄水到175（公里）的試驗，那很多問題也就暴露得更充分一些，特別去年年底到今年長江中下游的乾旱也表現得很突出，實際上它都是和三峽水庫蓄水有一定關係的。很多問題他是迴避不了的。」

目前，長江中下游正經歷著50年罕見的大旱。湖南82萬人「喊渴」，中國第一大淡水湖鄱陽湖見底，洞庭湖部分早稻絕收。湖北省石首市天鵝洲國家級長江豚類保護區，大部分水深不足3米，江豚擱淺在土地上，眼裡流出眼淚。

三峽工程是依靠中國民眾在電費中多交的錢——三峽基金建起來的，但是三峽工程竣工後，發電的收入只歸三峽水利電力股份有限公司占有。旅德著名學者、工程專家王維洛指出，現在當局把三峽工程的不良後果公開，是為了有理由繼續向老百姓收錢。

王維洛：「完成規劃里的所有措施，保守的估計是1700億人民幣。國務院行政要問中國老百姓收這麼多錢，它要講出個道理來！關鍵的是現在統治中國整個社會的是什麼呢？就一個字，「錢」字！」

王維洛提醒中國人，注意區分「三峽工程後續工作規劃」和「三峽後續工作規劃」，這說明，當局將把三峽工程造成的不良後果讓三峽地區人民、以致全中國人民承擔。

著名水利專家、原清華大學教授黃萬里，在三峽大壩擬議建設的初期，多次上書中共當局，痛陳三峽工程不可上馬的各項理由，包含地質、環境、生態、國防等多方面。

1992年黃萬里教授第一封上書文中寫道，「自然地理環境中，河床演變的問題和經濟價值的問題中，所存在的客觀條件，根本不許可一個尊重科學民主的政府，舉辦這一禍國殃民的工程。它若修建，終將被迫炸掉。」


TGP's 「Future Benefits」


Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s State Council
recently published the adverse effects
of the Three Gorges Project (TGP) on social,
ecological, geological and other aspects.
This caused uproar at home and abroad.
For 20 years CCP carried out high-profile praises
for the TGP, why is now releasing negative facts?

Mainland media recently reported
on the "Three Gorges Follow-up Plan"
and "The Yangtze River Mid and Lower Reaches
Water Pollution Prevention Plan",
passed by the State Council. For the first time,
the CCP publicly admitted urgent problems caused
by the TGP in stabilizing immigrants,
environmental protection, disasters prevention, etc.
The project had also impacted shipping, irrigation
and water supply of the mid and low ranges
of the Yantz River. The news has a shocking effect
to people at home and abroad.

The CCP has always been caring out a high-profile
praises for the TGP, since it was launched in 1992.
On December 14,94, at its Launching ceremony,
then Chinese Premier Li Peng made a speech titled
"Present Achievements with Future Benefits".
On November 8,97, CCP officials attended
the river cut-off celebration in a large scale.
In 2005, CCP authorities built next to the dam
"The Three Gorges Patriotic Education Foundation
of Chinese Patriotic Engineering Association".

Why does the CCP now suddenly start to admit
to the public the many adverse effects of the TGP?

General engineer Fan Xiao of the Sichuan'
Bureau of Geology and Minerals believes,
that the ecological, geological and social problems
of the TGP are too severe to be hidden any longer.

Fang Xiao: 「During the past three years' tests
of a 175 (km) water reserve, many more problems
were exposed. The drought of mid and lower reaches
of the Yangtze River this year is very prominent,
and it is closely related to the water reserve
of the Three Gorges Reservoir.
Many problems cannot be avoided."

At present, mid and lower reaches of Yangtze River
are experiencing a rare 50 year drought.
82 million people in Hunan Province are impacted.
Parts of China's largest freshwater lake,
Boyan Lake, are dry down to the bottom.
Some early rice crops of Dongting Lake area died.
Water depth is less than 3 m. in most areas of the
Yangtze River Dolphin National Conservation Area
in Hubei Province, and dolphins lie on the sand.

The TGP was funded by the Three Gorges Fund,
collected from people's extra electricity payment.
After the TGP is completed, the income
from power generation will only belong
to the Three Gorges Electric Power Company Ltd.
Wang Weiluo, a renown engineering expert,
living in Germany now, pointed out
that the authorities published the adverse effects
of the project to collect more money from the public.

Wang Weiluo:「A conservative estimate
to complete everything planned is RMB170 billion.
The State Council needs a reason
to ask people for so much money!
What is ruling China now is one thing - money!」

Wang Weiluo reminds the Chinese people
to pay attention and distinguish between:
"The Three Gorges Project Follow-Up Plan" and
"The Three Gorges Follow-Up Plan",
which shows the authorities' intention to lead
people's thinking towards the Three Gorges area,
so all Chinese people can pay for the adverse effects.

Renowned water expert and former professor
at Tsinghua, Huang Wanli wrote many letters
to the CCP authorities at the early stage of TGP,
stating clearly various reasons why this project
should not be launched, considering the geological,
environmental, ecological, defense, etc. aspects.

In 1992, Prof. Huang Wanli wrote in his first letter:
"In a natural geographical environment,
the objective conditions of river plate
and issues of economy do not allow a government,
respecting science and democracy,
to carry out such a disastrous project.
If built, it will eventually have to be blown up."