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China begins building largest hydropower station in Tibet

China has started building its largest hydropower station over the Yalong river in Tibet on Monday to tap the rich water resources in the southwest of the plateau.

China reports self-immolation in Tibetan area

It adds to a string of about three dozen self-immolations over the past year in ethnic Tibetan areas of China in protest of what activists say is Beijing's heavy-handed rule in the region.

15th monk self-immolates, dies in Tibet: reports

A Tibetan monk in western China died after setting himself ablaze in protest against the government, marking the 15th self-immolation in the country's restive mountainous region since March,