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This picture taken on September 9, 2016 shows people walking in a street of the regional capital Lhasa, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The traditional teahouses and fashion boutiques of Bayi are the among the liveliest districts of Lhasa, and owned and patronised by both Tibetans and Han Chinese. But some say increasing prosperity is just Beijing buying peace. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-Tibet-politics-economy, FEATURE by Ludovic Ehret (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

This picture taken on September 9, 2016 shows people walking in a street of the regional capital Lhasa, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The traditional teahouses and fashion boutiques of Bayi are the among the liveliest districts of Lhasa, and owned and patronised by both Tibetans and Han Chinese. But some say increasing prosperity is just Beijing buying peace. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-Tibet-politics-economy, FEATURE by Ludovic Ehret (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
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