Meaning of Dehong | Babel Free

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A Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in Yunnan, China.

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“The Tais who now live in Hsishuangbanna and Tehung did not come after Kublai Khan. Known as Tianyueh in Chinese literature, their ancestors were there as early as 2,000 years ago during the time of the Western Han.”

“6. It has exposed and criticized their reactionary principle of slandering Tehung Prefecture as a ‘peaceful border area’ and a ‘revsionist paradise’ and their crimes of sabotaging stability in the border areas and the building of border defense.”

“In 1988, there were only 13 small sawmills in Dehong prefecture, a center of the new logging trade. Now there are more than 100. Another 100 have sprouted up around Tengchong.”

“It is not clear why the refugees are being expelled now. An employee at the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the ministry had no immediate comment after it was sent a list of questions on Thursday. Calls to the Yunnan propaganda office went unanswered, as did calls to the propaganda office of Dehong Autonomous Prefecture, the location of the camps.”

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