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China to build world's highest airport in Tibet
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China to build world's highest airport in Tibet

In Tibet, China will start work on the world's highest airport next year. The airport is to come up in in Tibet's Nagqu county, the State media Xinhua news agency has said.

The airport will be about 100 m higher than the existing record holder in another part of the remote and restive region. Nagqu airport will be at an altitude of 4,436 m above sea level, slightly higher than the airport in Qamdo town at 4,334m.

The airport will cost 1.8 billion yuan (S$369 million) and is expected to open in three years, Xinhua added. Tibet already has five civilian airports, at least two of which are only open for a few months of the year because of extreme weather which makes flying impossible the rest of the time.

China has embarked upon a multi-billion-dollar programme in recent years to revamp old airports and build new ones, especially in the country's remote west, as a way of boosting the economy.

The government has also poured billions of dollars into Tibet, hoping to win hearts and minds in a region that the Communist Party has run with an iron grip for six decades.

The government says that the new airports, roads and a railway to Tibet will promote development and help raise living standards. But Tibet activists say the new links will speed up the pace of Chinese migration there and dilute Tibetan Buddhist culture.

In Tibet, China will start work on the world's highest airport next year. The airport is to come up in in Tibet's Nagqu county, the State media Xinhua news agency has said. The airport will be about 100 m higher than the existing record holder in another part of the remote and restive region. Nagqu airport will be at an altitude of 4,436 m above sea level, slightly higher than the airport in Qamdo town at 4,334m. The airport will cost 1.8 billion yuan (S$369 million) and is expected to open in three years, Xinhua added. Tibet already has five civilian airports, at least two of which are only open for a few months of the year because of extreme weather which makes flying impossible the rest of the time. China has embarked upon a multi-billion-dollar programme in recent years to revamp old airports and build new ones, especially in the country's remote west, as a way of boosting the economy. The government has also poured billions of dollars into Tibet, hoping to win hearts and minds in a region that the Communist Party has run with an iron grip for six decades. The government says that the new airports, roads and a railway to Tibet will promote development and help raise living standards. But Tibet activists say the new links will speed up the pace of Chinese migration there and dilute Tibetan Buddhist culture.

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