The Plundering of Tibets Resources For centuries, Tibet has been known in China as the “western treasure house”: since its 1950 invasion, China has always sought to exploit its natural resources. The Tibetan plateau, dubbed the “Third Pole”, holds the third largest store of water-ice in the world and is the source of many of Asia’s rivers. An estimated 70% of China’s own water is polluted from uncontrolled dumping of chemicals. Instead of dealing with this the Chinese government is diverting water from Tibet to north and west China to supply over 300 million Chinese people.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 04:14:17 +0000