La Cina completera' entro il 2015 una nuova linea ferroviaria che colleghera' Lhasa, la capitale del Tibet, a Shigatse, sede del monastero del Panchen Lama, a religious leader of the most 'important in Tibetan Buddhism. The Chinese press said today. The project, which will cost 'of 13.3 billion yuan (1.4 billion euro) and' a 'extension of the railroad''more' top of the world''since 2006 linking Lhasa in Beijing. The railway and 'have been criticized by Tibetan exile groups and according to which' will accelerate the''colonization''of Tibet by Chinese immigrants. The same groups argue that the massive investments decided by the central government after the popular uprising of 2008 is in reality 'to enrich the Chinese immigrants and businesses and that their benefits do not reach the local population. The new line, whose construction and 'started in September, will be 'long 253 km. ''The new railway, and the new airport which opened in November, will have 'an important role in the development of tourism and' accelerate the transport of natural resources,''according to the 'New China agency.
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