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^Genocide in Tibet - Children of Despair(PDF). Child Rights International Network. Campaign Free Tibet. [2021-02-15]. (原始内容存档(PDF)于2012-01-19). There is a great deal of evidence and detailed testimony, which indicates that [forced abortion and sterilisation] has been Chinese policy in Tibet for many years
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