Tibetan Advocate Warns CCP’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Aimed at ‘Forced Assimilation’

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A local Tibetan human rights advocate is concerned Beijing’s newly enacted “Ethnic Unity Law” is just another outlet for the communist regime to extend its repression overseas. The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law came into effect on July 1 to promote a “shared” identity among China’s ethnic minorities, including mandating Mandarin be the primary language in Chinese schools. Article 63 of the new law also states that individuals outside of China deemed to “commit crimes” aimed at undermining “ethnic unity and progress” can be pursued for “legal responsibility.” Speaking to The Epoch Times, Australia-based Tibetan human rights advocate Kyinzom Dhongdue, says the law is aimed at “forced assimilation.”...

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