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China’s new “ethnic unity” law took effect on Wednesday, amid growing international concern about its potential use as a legal justification for silencing dissent beyond China’s borders.
The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which was approved by China’s legislature at its yearly Congress in March, is aimed at cultivating “a common consciousness of community for the Chinese nation,” according to Chen Ruifeng (陳瑞峰), vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, who spoke to reporters last week.
The law mandates the use of Mandarin as the primary medium of educati...
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