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China's newly introduced "Ethnic Unity and Progress" law on March 12, 2026, has raised serious concerns over the preservation of linguistic and cultural identity among ethnic minorities, particularly ...

China is preparing to introduce a major legal overhaul that could dramatically reshape language use across the country, prioritising Mandarin Chinese in education and public life while sharply ...

BEIJING: China is expected to pass a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday (Mar 12), a move critics say will further erode the identity of ...

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It is due to be passed at the closing session of the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature. - Photo: Reuters BEIJING: China is expected to pass a law on a "shared" ...

A law that could threaten the rights of minority groups is a sign of the direction Xi is taking China.