China’s ‘clean‑energy’ push in ecologically fragile Tibet a convenient guise for military build-up

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(TibetanReview.net, Aug31’26) – China’s portrayal of Tibet as a world‑class clean‑energy frontier, with rapid building of hydropower, solar, wind, and ultra‑high‑voltage (UHV) transmission lines across the plateau also provides it a solid web of dual‑use infrastructure that can buttress long‑term military presence near the Indian border, says Italian media professional and academic Marco Respinti, writing on bitterwinter.org Aug 21.

Reliable power, roads and communications now knit together border villages, logistics hubs, and outposts in ways that serve both civilian development and China’s military structure, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), turn...

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