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Article: Yak tax.
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- New Internationalist
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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Tensions between China and Tibet have escalated over alleged yak exploitation. Since 1959 the Chinese Government has been taking millions of yaks in taxes from Tibetans. Although a yak currently fetches over 1,000 Chinese yuan ($120), as tax they are only valued at 50 yuan ($6). Recently, China has flooded Western markets with ...