Walking the streets of Lhasa

Tibet is emerging as a major economic hub in China. The Chinese government has been encouraging mass Han Chinese migration to the area, which, it says, is helping the region to improve economically. According to Chinese government statistics, Tibet's GDP in 2008 was about 28 times what it was in 1978. But Tibetans complain that those who predominantly benefit from the growth are the Chinese migrants who then send the money back home leaving them out of this economic boom.