Tibet

2022 - 4 - 14

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China looking to create 'hydro-hegemony' through dam projects in ... (ThePrint)

Lhasa [Tibet], April 14 (ANI): China is trying to create a “hydro-hegemony” to dominate the water economy and ecology in the south and south-east Asia by ...

The concerns being raised are not without precedent, the report said, referring to a series of dams built along the Mekong River in China’s Yunnan province in the 1990s. China is now home to over 30,000 dams which is more than the total number of dams in the rest of the world put together, the report in Global order said. Lhasa [Tibet], April 14 (ANI): China is trying to create a “hydro-hegemony” to dominate the water economy and ecology in the south and south-east Asia by pursuing a series of mega-dam projects over rivers in Tibet, a media report said.

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China forces Tibetan parents to learn Mandarin (ThePrint)

Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): Chinese authorities are exerting control on the Tibetans by imposing the Chinese language on Tibetans, forcing them to ...

Schools in Tibet are teaching the students the importance of Chinese Mandarin with concepts of bilingual policy in it. Earlier, the sinicizing of Tibetan culture by the Chinese government has also led to the closure of several monasteries that taught the Tibetan dialect to their students. This is a part of their sinicization campaign, where the Tibetan parents, comprising mainly of farmers and nomads, are being forced to learn the Chinese language, reported Phayul.

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China looking to create 'hydro-hegemony' through dam projects in ... (Economic Times)

Since Tibet's occupation, China has disrupted the natural flow of rivers by pursuing a series of ill-conceived environmental and developmental policies such ...

China's hydro hegemony based on the control of the Tibetan plateau could spell economic and ecological, not to mention humanitarian, disasters in the region, the report concluded. China used the dams to cut back almost 50 per cent of the Mekong river flow in early 2021 causing serious economic strife in Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, the report said. China is now home to over 30,000 dams which is more than the total number of dams in the rest of the world put together, the report in Global order said.

Tibetan language advocate missing after barred from hotels in Tibet (Radio Free Asia)

Tashi Wangchuk has been monitored by Chinese authorities since his release last year from prison.

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Tibetan Independence Rising: An Interview with Tibetan Youth ... (Sydney Criminal Lawyers)

Erasing Tibetan identity · The nation of Tibet · Two Tibetans have recently self-immolated in protest against the Chinese occupation of their nation. · Sonam, how ...

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China aiming for 'hydro-hegemony' via construction of dam projects ... (Republic World)

Water is seen as a strategic asset for China wherever it occurs in China,” said Geoff Dabelko, director of the Environmental Change and Security Program.

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China's hydro-hegemony based on Tibetan plateau's control could ... (Daijiworld.com)

This has led to a dam-building spree on the Tibetan plateau with disastrous impacts on Asia's major rivers. China is now home to over 30,000 dams, more than the ...

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Parents from Tibet are forced to learn Mandarin in China (BollyInside)

Tibetans are being oppressed by Chinese officials who have imposed the Chinese language on them and forced them to study Mandarin, a Chinese dialect.

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