Reply #7: As I've said before - reading the article helps

[ConcernedCanuk]

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You seem upset that over 1 million people were "relocated" as the article states - not "lost their homes and villages."

As has been done in flood plains in many countries for over a century, the government absorbs the costs, and assists in the moving process

A wee bit more from the Article:

Begun in 1993, the project steamed ahead with the backing of the communist leadership despite objections to its $22 billion cost and environmental and social impact, including the inundation of historical relics.

The dam will start protecting people from floods right away, Li said.

"Even if there is a major flood this summer, the Three Gorges Project is capable of regulating flooded waters in an effective way and preventing 15 million people on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and their property from suffering damages," the official Xinhua News Agency quoted Li as saying.
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the Three Gorges Project is capable of regulating flooded waters in an effective way and preventing 15 million people on the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and their property from suffering damages

Now THAT puts things in a whole new perspective,

NO?