Online backlash prompts investigation of massive Shigatse fireworks publicity stunt due to environmental fears

7 months ago

(TibetanReview.net, Sep22’25) – Preparations for the environmentally destructive fireworks took more than a week, encompassed a mountainous path of 3,000 metres over a 5,000-meter altitude, involved extensive use of drones, and the spectacle was displayed before a large crowd of invited guests. And yet Chinese authorities in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) act as if they knew nothing about it and have now formed a team to investigate the event’s violation of laws and regulations on environmental protection after an outbreak of online outrage.

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