China's six million ethnic Mongols say their nomadic pastoral existence is being threatened by the growth of mining projects in the mineral-rich region.
One local resident told the BBC the Mongols' basic living environment "is being destroyed".
"In the past Mongolian herdsmen seldom held protests, but now they are rising up because the damage to the grassland is so serious, plus the desertification, lack of rain that it is becoming intolerable," said the resident, who did not to be named.
China's six million ethnic Mongols say their nomadic pastoral existence is being threatened by the growth of mining projects in the mineral-rich region.
ReplyDeleteOne local resident told the BBC the Mongols' basic living environment "is being destroyed".
"In the past Mongolian herdsmen seldom held protests, but now they are rising up because the damage to the grassland is so serious, plus the desertification, lack of rain that it is becoming intolerable," said the resident, who did not to be named.