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Author: chatnoirchatnoir Date: Apr 23, 2008 21:12
Thirst for power
Since colonising Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests,
dug up minerals and metals, and dumped nuclear waste with little
regard for the fragile ecology of the Tibetan plateau. To date,
warnings from Tibetans and their advocates abroad about the damage
caused by half a century of unchecked exploitation have so far been
largely unheeded by the international community, but the latest stage
of China’s development is set to end the silence the Chinese Communist
Party has interpreted as global approval for its quest for wealth and
power.
Date:01/06/2004 Author:Lynne O’Donnell
There’s not much left in Qinghai these days. Gone are the roaming
herds of Tibetan antelope, white-lipped deer, Mongolian gazelle, wild
oxen and donkeys. Deep craters scar the earth, which is no longer...
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Author: bluejbluej Date: Apr 23, 2008 21:20
On Apr 23, 12:12 pm, chatnoir mindspring.com> wrote:> Thirst for power
> Since colonising Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests,
> dug up minerals and metals, and dumped nuclear waste with little
> regard for the fragile ecology of the Tibetan plateau. To date,
> warnings from Tibetans and their advocates abroad about the damage
> caused by half a century of unchecked exploitation have so far been
> largely unheeded by the international community, but the latest stage
> of China’s development is set to end the silence the Chinese Communist
> Party has interpreted as global approval for its quest for wealth and
> power.
>
> Date:01/06/2004 Author:Lynne O’Donnell
>
> There’s not much left in Qinghai these days. Gone are the roaming
> herds of Tibetan antelope, white-lipped deer, Mongolian gazelle, wild
> oxen and donkeys. Deep craters scar the earth, which is no longer a
> lush carpet of grass and wildflowers. Few birds wing across the deep
> blue sky and any water that is left in the mostly dried-up river beds
> is black and deadly. There are hardly any people here, apart from a ...
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Author: chatnoirchatnoir Date: Apr 23, 2008 21:25
On Apr 23, 1:20 pm, bluej gmail.com> wrote:> On Apr 23, 12:12 pm, chatnoir mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> Thirst for power
>> Since colonising Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests,
>> dug up minerals and metals, and dumped nuclear waste with little
>> regard for the fragile ecology of the Tibetan plateau. To date,
>> warnings from Tibetans and their advocates abroad about the damage
>> caused by half a century of unchecked exploitation have so far been
>> largely unheeded by the international community, but the latest stage
>> of China’s development is set to end the silence the Chinese Communist
>> Party has interpreted as global approval for its quest for wealth and
>> power.
>
>> Date:01/06/2004 Author:Lynne O’Donnell
>
>> There’s not much left in Qinghai these days. Gone are the roaming
>> herds of Tibetan antelope, white-lipped deer, Mongolian gazelle, wild
>> oxen and donkeys. Deep craters scar the earth, which is no longer a
>> lush carpet of grass and wildflowers. Few birds wing across the deep ...
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Author: bmoorebmoore Date: Apr 24, 2008 01:16
On Apr 23, 12:20 pm, bluej gmail.com> wrote:> On Apr 23, 12:12 pm, chatnoir mindspring.com> wrote:
>>> Thirst for power
>> Since colonising Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests,
>> dug up minerals and metals, and dumped nuclear waste with little
>> regard for the fragile ecology of the Tibetan plateau. To date,
>> warnings from Tibetans and their advocates abroad about the damage
>> caused by half a century of unchecked exploitation have so far been
>> largely unheeded by the international community, but the latest stage
>> of China’s development is set to end the silence the Chinese Communist
>> Party has interpreted as global approval for its quest for wealth and
>> power.
>
>> Date:01/06/2004 Author:Lynne O’Donnell
>
>> There’s not much left in Qinghai these days. Gone are the roaming
>> herds of Tibetan antelope, white-lipped deer, Mongolian gazelle, wild
>> oxen and donkeys. Deep craters scar the earth, which is no longer a
>> lush carpet of grass and wildflowers. Few birds wing across the deep ...
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