China’s cascade dam project on the Drichu, the upper Yangtze River, sparked discontent among the local population. -By Dechen Palmo and Tsering Samdup for The Diplomat On February 14, hundreds of Tibetans in Derge County (Dege in Mandarin), part of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, protested in front of the county government office building. They sought…
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