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The growing number of Han Chinese in China’s West is bringing prosperity and unease to the area:
“But stroll around the shops and markets here in Xining – and you’ll find relatively few Tibetans running their own shops and businesses. Even the stalls selling Tibetan crafts in this open market are run by Han Chinese and Hui Muslims. The few Tibetans who are here are either buying a few supplies, to bring back out to the countryside – or, like this man, begging.”
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