High stakes
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China's surge of interest and investment in Tibet is fueling a booming economy there but many observers say China and the Han Chinese are the only beneficiaries. Projects announced in July, 1994, total $286 million, but most go to Chinese bidders, and hordes of Tibetan beggars swarm through the capital, Lhasa, among the restaurants and other small businesses started by Chinese. The greatest worry is China's effort to lure more Han to Tibet, where animosity to China stills runs strong thanks to decades of fierce repression.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1995
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The horn's dilemma
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The rhinoceros is rapidly vanishing due to Asian demand for its mythical pharmaceutical properties. Once rhino horn was popular in Europe for detecting poison and as a 'unicorn's horn,' then it was a favorite hunting trophy; now it is most desired in Asia, especially China, for its horn, skin, toenails and blood. An African rhino horn fetches up to $5,000 there; an Asian horn, 10 times that. Conservationists say the saving the rhino will test their ability to preserve the world's biodiversity.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
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The lama's legacy: Peking copes with a reborn Buddhist divine
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China has approved the elevation of an eight-year old lad as the new head of the Karma Kagyu Buddhist sect of Tibet. Known as the 17th Karmapa, the boy is regarded like others before him as the reincarnation of the previous Karmapa. This move on the part of China is seen as both a concession to Tibetan traditions as well as a ploy to wield influence over the Tibetan's leaders who have continuously espoused Tibetan autonomy.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1992
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