News · 29 August 2026
China censors Tibet flood footage despite hundreds dead
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Dramatic footage of a torrent of water sweeping through Gyirong Port, a main border crossing, has spread globally but is heavily censored in China. State news has only aired one still-frame shot, and online posts about the flash flooding are scarce. This is due to Beijing's sensitivity around Tibet, which it annexed in the 1950s and has a history of resisting Chinese Communist Party rule.
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