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Plans for Tibet

March 31, 2021;

China’s recent “two sessions”, the National People’s Congress Political Consultative Conference focused on its Five-Year Plan which includes plans for Tibet. China intends to continue building a “Modern Socialist Country” The implications for Tibetans include “modernising Tibet,” “Sinicising” religion, “resisting foreign interference” in internal affairs, and “maintaining stability” with a strong military approach. Displacement of Tibetans will continue in the name of “poverty alleviation” and ecological conservation.

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