Tibetans being left out of boom 40 years on
Tibet’s capital is booming, but for Gucang Dunzhu, it doesn’t much matter. The Lhasa local government boasts 12 percent growth rates for the past four years, driven by massive investment from Beijing aimed at jumpstarting the largely agrarian economy.
State Fair tempest over Tibet
Driven by a desire to right what they see as a social wrong, proponents of a free Tibet sought closure Sunday of a popular State Fair exhibit in a characteristically Tibetan way.