Tweet by eva Zheng
The sky road for poverty alleviation - more than half of the $3.3bn Yaxi expressway are tunnels n viaducts thru mountains, it took 5 years to build. By connecting the mountainous region to the south n north of China, it helps millions of Tibetan, Muslim Hui people out of poverty.
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It increases and further embeds Tibetan linkages to mainland China, accelerating the cultural genocide, and religious and human rights oppression of Tibetans by the brutal Chinese régime. Shirley Hazzard discussed building new roads in People in Glass Houses, some 50 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI saw bit where it went straight through a village.
DeleteYes, that is the way of it, not just in China, but also in Vietnam (actually most of south-East Asia) and South Korea -- the engineers are given their directions, and local people can just lump it. Urban planning is not a driving concern (perhaps a bit more in the large cities of China, now, but that is a recent trend).
ReplyDeleteI was shocked when I saw it, it looked like a pretty village.
DeleteMoving villages for infrastructure projects has been done many times in western countries and still is today.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that. The Chinese village was small and I heard the government will move people if they want. I guess they opted to stay.
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ReplyDeleteIn Sweden they’ve moved half a city to make room for a large mining operation.
ReplyDeleteCrikey!
DeleteThat Chinese road is a stunning bit of engineering, the sort of thing the private sector would never pay for, and if they did no one could afford the tolls.
DeleteMost investors want to see a profit within their lifetime, so only governments can fund this.