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Homes Demolished

June 2, 2016;

Shops, restaurants, and homes on private land have been demolished by authorities in Tanakkma township in Chabcha county in Qinghai. Heavy machinery was used and a medical team brought in case of injury resulting from any resistance to the demolition. Radio Free Asia reports that it is common for wealthy businessmen in Chabcha to bribe the authorities to force the sale to them of Tibetan-owned land.

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