construction boom

  • The construction boom in Lhasa has exacerbated Tibet’s divisions.

    The construction boom in Lhasa has exacerbated Tibet’s divisions.

    Cranes and newly-built blocks of flats reach up to the blue skies surrounding the Tibetan city of Lhasa, creating a two-tier system of property riches between state personnel and everyone else. A massive infrastructure and construction effort in Tibet has resulted in airports, roads, railways, and new apartments, which Beijing claims are improving life on…