Along the way I encountered my most enduring image from anywhere in Tibet: thousands of men and women—Chinese and Mongols as well as Tibetans—digging, hammering, blasting, pouring concrete ...
(men shouting) >> (speaking Tibetan): >> NARRATOR: In 2008, protests by monks led to widespread demonstrations that were violently put down by Chinese authorities. (people shouting) >> NAMKYI ...
The Buddhist leader, 89, has lived in exile in India since the Chinese army’s deadly crackdown on Tibetans in 1959.