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Tibetans in Western China Ordered to Vacate Land for Hydropower Dam Construction

June 1, 2023;

-By Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities have ordered Tibetans living in Rebgong county, in western China, to vacate their land for the construction of a hydropower dam, forcing them off the farmlands they need to make a living, two Tibetans with knowledge of the situation said. Authorities in Lingya village, about an hour’s drive from…

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