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<strong>Title: </strong> <a href="/link.php?id=27774" target="_blank">Tibet train carries China troops</a> (click to view)

<strong>Category:</strong> <a href="/news/topic/16-world" target="_blank">World</a>
<strong>Posted By: </strong> <a href="/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=ridenrain" target="_blank">ridenrain</a>
<strong>Date: </strong> 2007-12-01 14:48:44
<strong>Canadian</strong>

[martin14]

Analysts say the move is likely to fuel concerns that China is using the rail link to tighten its hold on Tibet.

sounds more like development to me.. whats the need to tighten.. noone is seriously threatening China's hold on Tibet anyway.

[sasquatch2]

martin14

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sounds more like development to me.. whats the need to tighten.. no one is seriously threatening China's hold on Tibet anyway.

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Critics say the railway line threatens not only the delicate Himalayan environment, but also the ancient Tibetan culture

To the secular, communist Han Chinese the very existence of a distinct Tibetan culture is viewed as a serious threat.