China is expected to push for an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation (halifax.citynews.ca)
from RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 01:46
https://lemmy.ca/post/61661403

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/61661402

China is moving to approve a sweeping law to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode the rights of some minority groups as authorities cement a push toward assimilation.

Academics and observers say the new provision represents a setback for the identity of ethnic minorities because it mandates the use of Mandarin Chinese in compulsory education, among other things.

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T00l_shed@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 01:51 next collapse

Pretty bleak

davel@lemmy.ml on 12 Mar 02:18 next collapse

(AP) Associated Propaganda 🙄

[deleted] on 12 Mar 02:24 next collapse
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davel@lemmy.ml on 12 Mar 03:11 collapse

We know all the same stuff that you know—because we used to be you—and a bunch of other stuff that you don’t know.

Yet somehow it is we who’re ignorant.

[deleted] on 12 Mar 03:28 collapse
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venusaur@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 05:21 collapse
Geobloke@aussie.zone on 12 Mar 07:34 collapse

news.cgtn.com/news/2026-03-09/…/p.html

Funnily enough, neither the global times or cgtn talk about what the law actually does

comador@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 02:24 next collapse

economist.com/…/there-are-56-ethnicities-in-china…

RandAlThor@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 02:47 collapse

56 is by official Chinese count. There are many, MANY more. China doesn’t recognize them.

comador@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 02:51 collapse

And to think, all of them have to dump their ethnicity and adopt a Han one or ‘disappear’.

Eldritch@piefed.world on 12 Mar 15:11 collapse

There is no or. They will just disappear culturally and individually if they persist.

minorkeys@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 02:28 next collapse

The One Chinese Policy.

choui4@lemmy.zip on 12 Mar 05:17 collapse

Wait, what? China literally does constant propaganda about accepting all the cultures and trying to dispel the bigotry of thr people

phoenixz@lemmy.ca on 12 Mar 05:50 next collapse

Propaganda

Well there is your answer

choui4@lemmy.zip on 12 Mar 19:53 collapse

Every country does propaganda constantly. Its not inherently bad. Plus, I was referring to them proactively trying to build a collective and cohesive society between 5 disparate groups. I tbink thats very admirable. Wouldn’t it be, is america did that? Shit like: “we are all chinese”

rockerface@lemmy.cafe on 12 Mar 06:28 next collapse

They accept all the cultures as long as they’re all Han

choui4@lemmy.zip on 12 Mar 19:54 collapse

I get the joke but is it based in reality, at all?

Rothe@piefed.social on 12 Mar 07:56 collapse

It is almost as if it is a lying authoritarian regime.