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On August 11, 2026, a monk at the Serta Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy in Garze, Sichuan held up a portrait of the 10th Panchen Lama to protest forced demolition, and was subsequently taken away, his whereabouts unknown.
On July 17, 2026, a bus fully loaded with passengers overturned on a road around the Daocheng Yading scenic area in Garze Prefecture, Sichuan. The vehicle ended up nearly vertical, wedged at the edge of the roadbed, with multiple passengers trapped. Rescue operations began immediately.
From mid-July 2026, the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Seda, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, has once again been hit by large-scale forced demolitions. The authorities plan to tear down about 2,000 monastic residences and forcibly send away non-local monks and nuns, while the military and police maintain a tight blockade and surveillance.