(TibetanReview.net, Jun24’26) –Following a spate of international criticisms of its law ostensibly meant for promoting ethnic unity and progress, which is set to come into force on Jul 1, China has not only defended the legislation but also sought to justify its “long-arm jurisdiction” clause to punish people and entities outside its national jurisdiction for alleged violations of its provisions. It has called the law a “legitimate sovereign act”.
China passed the law in March to create a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 listed ethnic minority groups, which include Tibetans and Uyghurs, some of whom chafe under Chinese rule and have over the years ...





