The law mandates Mandarin as the basic language of instruction from kindergarten through high school across the country and also requires Mandarin for all government and official business.

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Beijing says the law will foster ethnic unity. Critics say it formalizes practices that suppress minority groups.

BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) - China passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority ...

China has 56 officially recognised ethnic groups, dominated by the Han Chinese, who account for more than 91% of the country’s 1.4 billion people. The ethnic minority populations, like Tibetans, ...

BEIJING: China is expected to pass a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday (Mar 12), a move critics say will further erode the identity of peopl ...

China has approved a sweeping new law which claims to help promote "ethnic unity" - but critics say it will further erode the ...

Critics warn integration efforts risk harming minority identities and labelling anyone challenging 'unity' a separatist.

Critics say the move will further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chinese and risk making anyone ...

Rwanda's appetite for Mandarin continues to surge as thousands of students, professionals and schoolchildren embrace the Chinese language to access scholarships, jobs and business opportunities. Since ...

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