A team of lawyers, led by the Beijing based advocate Dong Peng has reached the Tibetan nomadic regions in Tsongon (Qinghai Province) to help address issues faced by the nomadic community such as forceful land grabs, relocation and lack of compensation money.

Under the government’s call to “accelerate the construction of a middle class society”  and “ the promotion of social development”, the Chinese authorities in collusion with private corporations have seized vast areas of farming and nomadic land through coercion and deception, targeting the land for new high way construction, tourism hubs, and mining operations.

As the local Tibetan inhabitants have faced numerous hardships such as forced relocation and inadequate compensation for their grasslands, a team of lawyers from Beijing have arrived in the nomadic area of Tsongon (Qinghai) Province, following appeals for help from the local people.

Recently, around December 30th, the leader of the legal team, a lawyer named Dong Peng (董鹏), posted several short videos on his personal WeChat account regarding the grassland disputes in the nomadic regions. According to his description, many nomads have been approaching him with various grievances, hoping for a resolution.