Nepal-Tibet Floods: Questions Over China's Impact on Tibetan Plateau

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Dr. Arya, the Dalai Lama's representative for Japan and East Asia, explores the impact of China's policies on the Tibetan Plateau and the risks to downstream nations.

Bidur, central Nepal, after the city was hit by a debris flow, August 30. (©Sankei/Yoshiaki Nishimi)

The recent Tibet-Nepal massive flash flood on 26 August claimed thousands of lives. It caused catastrophic damage to property and infrastructure along Tibet's Kyidrong Valley, Nepal's Rasuwa District, and downstream settlements.

Pictures and videos showing the devastating force of the glacial torrent as it inundated and engulfed everything in its way are a clear warning th...

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