As the most populous country in the world and with a rapidly growing economy, China quickly rose to first place in global energy demand over the recent years. China is the world's second-largest oil consumer behind the United States and became the world's largest energy consumer in 2010. Coal accounted for 69% of China's total energy consumption in 2011. As a result, China is also the leading emitter of energy-related CO2. As the government seeks to address environmental issues, China aims to produce at least 15% of its overall energy output by 2020 from renewable energy sources. Hydroelectric power accounts for approximately 6% of its total energy consumption. China was the world's largest producer of hydroelectric power in 2011. Hydropower has become the main source of renewable energy in China due to its cost-effectiveness and large resource potential. (eia.gov, 2014) The Three Gorges after which the dam is named are Quatangxia, Wuxia and Xilingxia. The dam is built on more than two kilometers of the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia and the fourth longest in the world. The dam is intended to protect the millions of people living along the river from disastrous flooding, generate electricity for industrial centers and transform a 600km stretch of the fast-flowing river into a free-flowing waterway. The Three Gorges Dam (TGD) and its associated infrastructure is the largest integrated water supply project in history. It is also one of the most controversial due to its enormous environmental, economic and social impacts. (Gleick and Cooley, 2009) Construction took 18 years and cost approximately US$10.7 billion. This massive project sets records in terms of the number of displaced people (at least 1.3 million), number... middle of paper ......ideating the concept of militarily targeting the Three Gorges Dam as a deterrent against Chinese military action. against Taiwan. (US Department of Defense 2004, cited by (Gleick and Cooley, 2009)2.7 Complexity Management2.7.1 StructuralTo ensure construction quality control, a series of criteria and standards meeting both design requirements and national standards have been established. The Three Gorges Project Construction Committee under the State Council (TGPCC) has established a special expert group for the quality inspection of the TGP, responsible for inspection and testing. of regular and authorized assessment of the construction quality of the TGP This quality supervision system served as a guarantee for the timely mitigation of quality risks, improvement of the quality. quality of engineering and construction of a first-rate project (Huichao et al.., 2006)