Almost a month after the devastating earthquake hit Yushu, Qinghai, Foreign Policy notes that the ethnic tensions between the area’s Tibetan residents and the Han Chinese have so far remained under the surface: Nearly one...
Read MoreThe Washington Post reports on another source of tension between Tibetans and the Han Chinese who are doing business in Tibet: The Chinese government is on high alert this week, bracing for the possibility of protests as...
Read MoreChina’s Green Beat produced a story and video on building a hydropower station on the Nu River: In 2004, there was a plan to put 13 dams along the Nu River, one of the most biodiverse regions of China. The total output of...
Read MoreOn TreeHugger, Alex Pasternack gives a lengthy account of his ride on the train to Tibet, offering observations on how the railway is impacting the Tibetan environment, economy, and culture: To many the world’s most daring...
Read MoreFrom RFA Mandarin service reporter Ding Xiao in Hong Kong. Translated by Chen Ping: After the Tibet riots, the communications of Tibetans living in China are under surveillance, and they don’t dare to express their views for...
Read MoreTibetan riots aren’t the only crisis the government faces in western China. A couple hundred kilometers north of Lhasa, the Xinjiang capital is struggling with an ominous climate change problem that appears to be...
Read MoreIf you’re going to ride China’s most controversial rail line, why not do it in swaddled in velvety comfort? From AFP: “The interior of the train will be decorated according to the standards of a five-star...
Read MoreA new report, Tracking the Steel Dragon: How China’s economic policies and the railroad are transforming Tibet, from the International Campaign for Tibet has focused attention on the impact of the Qinghai-Tibet railway on...
Read MoreChinese state media have announced a leap of Himalayan proportions in the number of tourists going to Tibet, thanks in large part to the contentious opening last year of the Qinghai-Tibet rail line. BBC has the summary: Just over four million tourists will have visited Tibet in 2007, an official said, an increase of 64% […]
Read MoreYongfeng Feng, a Beijing-based environmental journalist, reports from the village of Cuochi on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. From Chinadialogue: …The first-time visitor to Cuochi will be struck by its peaceful air and the sense that the village is removed from the stresses of everyday life. The scenery is picturesque, its people are kind and welcoming. However, […]
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