January 12, 2011 6:19 PM
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China Begins Extending Plateau Railway to Tibet’s Second Largest City
The controversial railway into Tibet is going to be expanded to Tibet’s second largest city, Shigatse (Xigaze), Xinhua reports:The Lhasa-Xigaze railway, with a budget of 13.3 billion yuan (1.95 billion U.S. dollars), is capable of transporting 8.3 million tonnes of cargo per year. The local authorities did not provide a projected annual passenger number. Zhang Qingli, Communist Party chiefSeptember 26, 2010 9:41 PM
Li Keqiang Feted in UK While Human Rights Ignored
An editorial in The Independent contrasts the banquets that greeted Li Keqiang on his visit to London with the conditions
On the Train to Tibet: Railroading the Roof of the World
On TreeHugger, Alex Pasternack gives a lengthy account of his ride on the train to Tibet, offering observations on how th
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