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China Hits Back at Criticism Over New Ethnic Unity Law
- China's Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress took effect on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, mandating Mandarin Chinese instruction in schools to forge a 'shared' national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups.
- This legislation grants Beijing legal grounds to penalize individuals outside its borders for activities deemed to threaten 'national unity' or incite division, sparking international concern over potential global overreach.
- Legislators from 31 countries, including the United States and Britain, condemned the implementation as a 'flagrant breach of basic fundamental rights,' while Amnesty International warned it will 'further institutionalise... policies of forced assimilation.'
- Chiu Chui-cheng, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, warned on Friday that the law's scope is 'global and almost boundless,' with Taiwanese travelers risking extradition to China from countries with close ties to Beijing.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun dismissed international criticism on Friday as a 'malicious smear,' urging countries to 'stop spreading falsehoods' and cease interfering in what Beijing describes as internal affairs.
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China Criticized Abroad After the Entry Into Force of a Law on the "Sinization" of Ethnic Minorities
The text gives primacy to the Mandarin and provides for prosecution, including abroad, against anyone who violates China's "ethnic unity". The EU and the UN denounce a law with extraterritorial repercussions, while Beijing is blaming a "misconceived and misinterpreted" reading of the new legislation.
·Paris, France
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right7Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left, 44% Right
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