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Tibetan Recruits

November 15, 2021;

China is recruiting local Tibetans living in the Chumbi Valley near the Tibet-Bhutan-Sikkim borders. One youngster from each household is compulsorily conscripted by the People’s Liberation Army and sent for training. The location is strategically important for India’s communication and transport and there is speculation that this drive is to recruit Tibetans who are physically well suited to the harsh Himalayan conditions in the area.

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