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Lhasa building boom heightens divisions in Tibet

July 14, 2021;

By AFP, Times of India – 13 July 2021 LHASA: Under towering mountains, cranes and newly-built blocks of flats stretch up to blue skies around the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, as a construction boom creates a two-tier system of property wealth between state workers and everyone else. A huge infrastructure and building drive in Tibet…

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  4. The Tourism Boom that is Taking Over Tibet
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