China’s Ethnic Unity Law Mandates Mandarin and Extends Beijing’s Reach Abroad

Tibetan Activist Dies After Self-Immolation Near UN Headquarters In New York City

The incident came days after China enacted a new ethnic unity law on 1 July expanding Mandarin-language mandates in minority regions, which Tibetan activists have said deepens fears of cultural...

Why China’s ethnic unity law marks shift in policy towards assimilation

China’s new law on ethnic unity signals a shift in Beijing’s focus from handling specific ethnic matters to assimilation, according to a party ethnologist. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which took effect this month, provides a framework that analysts say is designed to counter Western ideological influence and provide a statutory mandate for assimilating minority groups. However, it has triggered concerns from the United States and the European Union about forced assimilation...

China's new ethnic unity law vague: MAC

Taipei, June 25 (CNA) Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Thursday that China's new ethnic unity law, set to take effect on July 1, contains vaguely defined provisions, and that Beijing has done little to ease international concerns over its extraterritorial reach.

China Moves on Taiwan – Ethnic Unity Law

China has now openly declared that it believes it has the legal right to pursue people beyond its own borders under its new Ethnic Unity Law, which takes effect on July 1. Beijing insists the law is “legitimate, lawful, necessary, and feasible,” and argues that every nation has the right to suppress separatism. The legislation []