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News · 09 Jan

China Allocates $11.3 Billion for occupied Tibet Infrastructure amid Dual-Use Concerns

The Chinese government has announced plans to allocate $11.3 billion for infrastructure development in Tibet this year, according to reports from Xinhua. It has claimed that &ldquo…

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News · 04 Dec

Tibet`s Railway Network Surges: White Paper Reveals Expansion Amid Strategic Concerns

Tibet's railway infrastructure has experienced a remarkable surge, expanding from 701 km in 2012 to 1,359 km in 2022, as unveiled in a recent white paper from China's State…

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News · 31 Aug

China`s New Ecological Law in Occupied Tibet to take effect from 1st September, Raises Concerns of Green-washing

China’s new law claims to addresses climate and biodiversity issues by providing detailed provisions for geographical surveys, risk assessment, monitoring and early warning, …

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News · 10 July

China`s Strategic Railway Project Advances with Completion of Haba Snow Mountain Tunnel, but Concerns Over Dual-Use Infrastructure Surface

The completion of the Haba Snow Mountain Tunnel, a crucial section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, was announced by Chinese officials. The tunnel, which spans a length of 9.5 kilomet…

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News · 15 June

China rapid development in occupied Tibet raise concerns of dual use infrastructure

China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group announced that the high-speed Fuxing bullet train is scheduled to commence operations on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway line next month. The completion…

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News · 11 May

China passes new ecological Law in occupied Tibet raising Concerns

In what it says is "a significant move aimed at addressing climate change and preserving the biodiversity of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau", China recently passed a national …

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News · 03 Apr

China’s ambitious $21 billion investment plan in occupied Tibet raises concerns

A recent report by Tibet Daily reveals that Chinese authorities in occupied Tibet is planning to undertake 191 key projects this year with an investment of more than 143 billion yu…

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News · 09 Feb

China set to strengthen dual use infrastructure in occupied Tibet

Source: Global Times/ Tibetan Review China will crisscross the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with 4,000 kilometres of railway lines by 2025 and will build 59 new airports and 300 h…

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News · 29 Dec

Chinese team is in Nepal to research a Himalayan railway project that would connect Tibet to Kathmandu: Reports

Source: SCMP Chinese survey and design experts are in Kathmandu to conduct feasibility studies for a 170km railway project that has been in the works since 2016. The Belt and Road …

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News · 27 December 2022

China’s Draft Ecological law for Tibetan Plateau to displace Tibetan nomads in the name of ecological restoration

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, started its 38th session Tuesday to review multiple draft laws and law revisions. Am…

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News · 30 Sep 2022

China building dual use infrastructure to assimilate Tibetan Culture and Identity

China has promoted infrastructure construction to boost economic development during the headwinds caused by COVID-19, officials from the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday, re…

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News · 1 September 2022

China says new biodiversity law for Tibetan plateau on the anvil

Reports suggest that a new draft law for the “ecological conservation of Qinghai -Tibet” plateau has been submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People&#39…

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News · 27 June 2022

One year of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway: Dual-use infrastructure posing threats to Tibet

Lhasa : According to reports , China has marked one year of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway on June 25, 2022; however, contrary to Chinese claims of the railway bringing “prosperity &…

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Report · 23 September 2022

An Open Letter to World Leaders: Help raise the issue of Tibet Climate Crisis

By Tenzin Tseten "I often joke that the moon and stars look beautiful, but if any of us tried to live on them, we would be miserable. This planet of ours is a delightful habit…

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Report · 1 January 2022

Tibet Brief 2021

Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…

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