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BEIJING: A new study has found that Tibetans are in danger of turning into a poorly educated underclass, with education hindered by a lack of investment and an emphasis on Chinese teaching in schools, a Tibetanrights group said Sunday. The findings are in a new book Education in Tibet8217; planned to be published. It found that education policies that emphasise on Chinese hinder the Tibetan8217;s participation in the region8217;s development. Because the Tibetan language was so closely connected with national identity, it had borne the brunt of attacks against Tibetan culture over the past five decades. Since the resumption of pro-independence stirs in 1987, the Tibetan language has been associated with nationalism and the economic logic of using the language to provide a skilled work force has been undermined By the security considerations of the authorities in Tibet.