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A Showcase of Tibetan Culture Serves Beijing

At The New York Times, Edward Wong reports on this year’s government run horse festival in Batang Grasslands, near the Tibetan town of Yushu in Qinghai province. Celebrating the culture of Kham, the historical southeastern region of Tibet, Wong reports that these government run annual festivals also serve Beijing’s political goal of showcasing Tibetan culture thriving under Chinese rule: These days, horse festivals on the Tibetan plateau are not just about