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China's ethnic unity law sparks EU, US concerns over assimilation

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China's new law on ethnic unity signifies a policy shift towards assimilation, moving from specific ethnic issue management to a broader focus on building a unified national community. This change has drawn criticism from the European Union and the United States, who express concerns about forced assimilation and the law's potential extraterritorial reach. Beijing, however, maintains that the law aims to foster a sense of national cohesion. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alcott Wei ·

    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 desi…

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