Tenzin Nyidon
DHARAMSHALA, July 15: Chinese authorities have been captured in widely shared social media videos demolishing an ancient fortress in Tibet’s eastern Gyalrong region, prompting concern among exile Tibetans who view the destruction as another blow to the preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
The footage, which circulated online since Tuesday, shows a bulldozer tearing into the centuries-old stone fortress, believed to date back to the era of the Tibetan Empire. The exact date the demolition began remains unclear due to the tightly controlled flow of information from inside Tibet. However, information circulating online indicates that the demolition to...





