Links for 2006-07-01

July 2, 2006

BBC NEWS | In Pictures | In pictures: Qinghai-Tibet railway A new railway linking Tibet to China opens on 1 July. China says it is an engineering feat, but critics say it will speed up the undermining of traditional Tibetan culture.
BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Hu opens world’s highest railway Chinese President Hu Jintao has opened the world’s highest railway, describing it as a “magnificent feat”.