Mandarin speech contests in Tibet are attempts to erase native language, experts say

Chinese authorities in Tibet are organizing Mandarin speech competitions in what analysts told Radio Free Asia is another ploy by Beijing to erase Tibetan language and culture. On Nov. 9 and 10, some 33 Tibetans competed the National Common Language Speech Contest in the regional capital of LhasaThough there are many dialects of Chinese spoken in the country, as well as many other languages,