China Takes Another Step Toward Mandarin Supremacy
Lucian Nemoiu
China has passed a new law to promote “ethnic unity,” but critics say it formalizes practices that suppress minority groups. China ’s government recognizes 56 ethnic groups. In the past, many of these groups were permitted to teach classes in their native languages. However, since the 2010s, China, under President Xi Jinping, has stepped up assimilation efforts under what it calls the “ Sinicization ” of minorities. Han Chinese, who make up more than 90 percent of the population, are central to
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