China is reportedly sending Tibetans to work in military-style labor training camps, echoing the persecution of Uighurs in Xinjiang


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The White Tower at Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, Tibet, in September 19, 2020. Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images China is rounding up Tibetan farmers, sending them to military-style camps, and putting them to work in industry, according to a Reuters report . Workers are taught "discipline" and "gratitude" to reform "backward thinking," according to government documents seen by Reuters and a report from Adrian Zenz , a researcher at The Jamestown Foundation. The scheme started in 2016 but has accelerated in 2020, with 15% of the Tibetan population already passing through the facilities so far in 2020. The program...