Critics see the law as allowing authorities in Beijing more room to frame ethnic groups' demands for cultural autonomy as a ...

China approved a new "ethnic unity" law on Thursday, which formalises policies to promote Mandarin as the "national common language" in education, official business and public places. China's ...

The law gives legal basis to President Xi's agenda to assimilate minorities into a national identity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China has recently approved a new ethnic unity law, aiming to advance Xi Jinping’s assimilation agenda and integrate national unity among the country’s 55 ethnic minorities. The ...

The law states that children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten, until the end of high school.

Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress set to be passed at the closing session of 14th National People's Congress Hong Kong should step up education on Chinese history and culture while ...

The new law means Mandarin will become the official languages for purposes such as education and public affairs in China.

President Asif Ali Zardari called upon governments, civil society, media and faith leaders across the world to reject prejudice and work together through dialogue and lawful means against Islamophobia ...

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on Saturday that it is neither logical nor fair for Egypt to continue borrowing in ...

China was set to approve Thursday what it called an "ethnic unity" law, which rights advocates warn could further marginalise minority groups like the Uyghurs.

The government passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups, a move critics say will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese ...