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Damage to Tibet’s Environment

June 15, 2020;

A report into the environmental situation in Tibet has cast doubt on Chinese claims of environmental protection. Researcher, Zamlha Tenpa Gyaltsen, has described how “the Chinese have excessively exploited Tibetan natural resources, and this has created issues with air and water pollution”. Mining operations are a particular cause for concern for Tibetans, however, protests against the damage caused “are met with arrests and excessive force by police and security services”.

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