Their brave stand quickly metamorphosed into a protest by Lhasa residents who were angry that many economic advantages of the last 10 or 15 years had gone to Han Chinese and Hui Muslims.

• 他们勇敢坚持很快演变成拉萨居民因过去10年到15年间当地经济利益都流入汉人和回族穆斯林手里而愤怒的抗议。