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Abrahm Lustgarten Rides the Rails to Tibet on the Eve of the Beijing Olympics

By James Pitkin
Willamette Week | May 22, 2008
Lustgarten spent four years traveling to China and Tibet researching the Qinghai-Tibet Railway -- a 50-year plan to build the highest train line in the world and solidify Beijing's hold on the disputed region.
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