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Poachers Confronted

February 13, 2016;

Han Chinese and Tibetans fishing illegally in northwestern China’s Qinghai province have been confronted by Tibetan environmental activists. Volunteer activists who confronted poachers fishing in lakes at Chik Nga Chik and around Qinghai Lake were attacked by the poachers and sustained severe beatings. Some of the poachers were later identified as Tibetans despite wearing head coverings to conceal their identity.

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