China forces Karma Monastery monks to disrobe
In a revival of Cultural Revolution tactics, monks at the Karma Monastery in Chamdo, Tibet are being forced to disrobe by Chinese officials. The monastery itself has been placed under a heightened security clampdown
49 million people used the Gormo-Lhasa railway since opening
Statistics releases by a Chinese state company say that more than 49 million people have travelled on the Gormo-Lhasa railway since the route opened in July 2006 with an average 10.3 percent annual passenger increase.