Asia - Voice of America: China Pushes Tibet Tourism in Theme Park Project

Asia - Voice of America asia

China Pushes Tibet Tourism in Theme Park Project Aug 29th 2012, 19:23 Just outside Tibet's capital, Lhasa, the Chinese government is building a $4.7 billion theme park that critics describe as a fairy tale universe that trivializes Tibetan culture and glosses over the nation's troubles. The construction gets into high gear as Tibetans continue to demonstrate and set themselves on fire to protests Chinese policies in the nation Beijing invaded 63 years ago. The 50th such self-immolation took place this week.  The Chinese Embassy in Washington refuses to ... Media files: E194BB13-E60C-4DBB-8CD1-BEC1F9CDA84D_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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