China has destroyed large areas of one of Tibet’s biggest Buddhist sites, satellite images reveal

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China has destroyed large areas of one of Tibet’s biggest Buddhist sites, satellite images reveal

October 21, 2019;

By Holmes Chan, Hong Kong Free Press, 20 October 2019, Read the original article here. Chinese authorities levelled almost half of Yarchen Gar – one of the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist sites – in August, according to recently published satellite images. … Continued

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