US decries Chinese disruption of Mekong River

BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed concern over Chinese activities on the Mekong River in Southeast Asia, calling them troubling trends.
He spoke Thursday in Thailand’s capital with his counterparts from countries through which the river flows, including Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
Pompeo’s concerns include the building of upstream dams, plans to blast river beds, and the staging of river patrols outside Chinese borders. He noted findings