UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet Condemns China’s ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress Law’ as an Instrument of Forced Assimilation

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Dharamshala: The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Tibet has strongly condemned the implementation of China’s so-called “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law”, warning that the legislation institutionalises the Chinese government’s policy of forced assimilation and poses serious threats to Tibetans and other ethnic nationalities both within China and beyond its borders.

In a statement issued on 30 June, ahead of the law’s entry into force on 1 July 2026, the APPG on Tibet expressed its “grave concern” over the legislation, describing it as “a dangerous legal instrument” that entrenches Beijing’s assimilationist policies despite its benign title.

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