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China’s Nomadic Settlement Project in Tibetan Regions Raises Concerns

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Beijing, Jan 25 (IANS) China’s sedentarisation of Tibetan nomads in Amdo, Qinghai, and Sichuan, being showcased as modernisation and ecological protection, has become a story of displacement, cultural erosion, and contested hope, a report has stated. The policy demonstrates the tension between state-led development and the resilience of Tibetan identity, a report has stated. “Beginning in the early 2000s, China accelerated the ‘Nomadic Settlement Project’ under the Opening of the West campaign…