do you think the tibet people will benefits to this new train coming from beijing to lhasa or the chinese. And why to build this train to this beautiful country.
2006-07-01 18:17:14 · 12 answers · asked by rknee 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The local people that live there that may want to travel.
2006-07-07 08:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by CottonPatch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in Golmud on July first for the inaugural trip to Lhasa. And, there was definitely a feeling of mixed sentiment from the people of Tibet. The Chinese put on a great show - but nobody in town could see it except on T.V. (mainly because Hu Jintao was here and the public were not allowed anywhere near the station).
The foreign press seems to view that the railway will hinder - not aid - the Tibet economy. However, if you read the Chinese press, you will see phrases such as: "The railway will bring peace and prosperity to our Tibetan brothers."
I have to agree with the above poster. Perhaps America particularly doesn't have the right to judge China since they carried out the same practice with Native Americans. But, in today's world, I don't enjoy hearing things like "The Tibetan people are savages, we are civilizing them," coming from the Chinese. I have heard this sentiment expressed several times here.
I guess what bothers me isn't China's decision to build the railway when they were under pressure from foreign governments not to. What bothers me is their refusal to even MENTION the alternative within the borders of this country - that this train system might have a negative effect on the people of Tibet.
So, to answer your question, I think we'll have to wait and see, but my bet is China will benefit much more than Tibet.
2006-07-12 03:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-13 19:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by NNY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China has rewritten the world's history of railway construction with its completion of the world's highest railway, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, on the roof of the world.
Below are some facts about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway:
* Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the world's highest railway. Some 960 kilometers of its tracks are located 4,000 meters above sea level and the highest point is 5,072 meters, at least 200 meters higher than the Peruvian railway in the Andes, which was formerly the world's most elevated track.
* The railway is the world's longest plateau railroad, extending 1,956 kilometers from Qinghai's provincial capital Xining to Lhasa in Tibet. The newly completed Golmud-Lhasa section zigzags 1,142 kilometers across the Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges.
* About 550 kilometers of the tracks run on frozen earth, the longest in any of the world's plateau railways.
* Tanggula Railway Station, 5,068 meters above sea level, is the highest railway station in the world.
* Fenghuoshan Tunnel, 4,905 meters above sea level, is the world's most elevated tunnel on frozen earth.
* Kunlun Mountain Tunnel, running 1,686 meters, is the world's longest plateau tunnel built on frozen earth.
* Upon its completion, the maximum train speed is designed to reach 100 kilometers per hour in the frozen earth areas and 120 kilometers per hour on non-frozen earth.
* Construction of the Golmud-Lhasa section of the landmark railway commenced on June 29, 2001 and test runs are set for July 2006.
2006-07-12 01:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by Minto Wu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite, the train was built from Golmud to Tibet. Sure the Tibetans will get benefits, at the huge expense of what's left of their culture!
Part of the adventure of Tibet is the journey itself, because up until now it was difficult.
2006-07-08 06:29:04 · answer #5 · answered by Songbird1979 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Chinese are sincere about what they say, the new rail connection to Tibet should aid development of the otherwise totally neglected and impoverished region since its capture or annexation by China in 1959!
2006-07-10 10:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry with all you peeps saying that Tibetan economy will benefit or likewise. If you are rational enough then you know that 'America colonised the Native Americans'. The same thing is happening with Tibet.
2006-07-10 06:17:28 · answer #7 · answered by tenzinsherab 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who wish to go to Tibet.
2006-07-09 22:35:36 · answer #8 · answered by Connie H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that more people can see that Beautiful Country. It will be blessed by the Buddhist Priest.
2006-07-02 01:22:23 · answer #9 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The big and the powerful will benefit, and the weak (militarily) and the defenseless will suffer. La plus la change, la plus la meme chose.
2006-07-13 15:37:02 · answer #10 · answered by the other one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋