A ‘New Beginning’ for Xi’s Assimilationist Agenda

A ‘New Beginning’ for Xi’s Assimilationist Agenda

Executive Summary: The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law creates statutory obligations that will lead to more comprehensive enforcement of Beijing’s assimilationist agenda. Local governments will create new regulations and update old ones to bring their practices in line with its mandates, and appropriate more resources for “forging a common Chinese national consciousness.” The law builds on more than 20 provincial regulations and laws th…