“The nomadic regions in Trindu [in Chinese, Chenduo] county in Kyegudo are where they are revoking usage permits now and confiscating the land under the Grassland Preservation Policy. The real purpose of confiscating the land is to force the Tibetan nomads to relocate to the city,” said the source, who requested anonymity to speak freely.
The government previously revoked permits in other areas of Qinghai on the same premise, according to the source.
RFA reported in August that a Tibetan community leader and his nephew were arrested Qinghai’s Tridu county after advising local Tibetans not to sign away their rights.
The Chinese government has been confiscating many Tibetan grazing lands in this way in recent years, a Tibetan living in exile told RFA on condition of anonymity.
“The confiscation of land in my hometown in Tibet by the Chinese authorities is worse this year than it was last year,” the exile said.
“Land permits that were given before are now revoked and has become invalid. Therefore, this is affecting the livelihoods of the Tibetan nomads,” said the exile.
China wants to extract resources from Tibet and wants the Tibetans out of the way, Pema Gyal, a researcher at Tibet Watch, a UK and India-based organization which promotes the Tibetan human rights.
Source: China revokes grazing permits for Tibetan nomads in Qinghai province — Radio Free Asia
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