Report: Clash between Tibetans and Chinese Muslims injures hundreds
A business dispute sparked clashes between ethnic Tibetans and Chinese Muslims in western China, resulting in hundreds of injuries and widespread property damage, a U.S.-financed broadcaster reported Sunday.
Tibetan – Muslim Clash in China Leaves Hundreds Injured
A business dispute between ethnic Tibetans and Chinese Moslems in China’s western Qinghai Province flared into large-scale communal violence, resulting in hundreds of injuries and massive property damage, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.
From a Chinese Cell, a Lama’s Influence Remains Undimmed
It is dawn at the Litang Monastery, and Tibetan spirituality seems to be alive and well, if slightly disheveled. As a brilliant Venus fades in the rising sun, the 300 monks straggle to their prayer stations, chants mingling with trumpet calls in the thin crisp air.
From a Chinese Cell, a Lama’s Influence Remains Undimmed
Tradition and change blend in Litang. A man in a fox-fur hat rides a motorcycle bearing a photo of the late Panchen Lama, a spiritual leader. (Erik Eckholm/The New York Times)