cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/61661402
China is moving to approve a sweeping law to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode the rights of some minority groups as authorities cement a push toward assimilation.
Academics and observers say the new provision represents a setback for the identity of ethnic minorities because it mandates the use of Mandarin Chinese in compulsory education, among other things.
Genocide. Genocide is the right word instead of assimilation
56 is by official Chinese count. There are many, MANY more. China doesn’t recognize them.
And to think, all of them have to dump their ethnicity and adopt a Han one or ‘disappear’.
There is no or. They will just disappear culturally and individually if they persist.
Pretty bleak
Wait, what? China literally does constant propaganda about accepting all the cultures and trying to dispel the bigotry of thr people
This is the stated reasoning for it https://english.cctv.com/2026/03/08/ARTIJc8xDJItXkz9P4fjkDUE260308.shtml
God, I WISH my government would promote the economic development of minorities
It is almost as if it is a lying authoritarian regime.
Propaganda
Well there is your answer
Every country does propaganda constantly. Its not inherently bad. Plus, I was referring to them proactively trying to build a collective and cohesive society between 5 disparate groups. I tbink thats very admirable. Wouldn’t it be, is america did that? Shit like: “we are all chinese”
They accept all the cultures as long as they’re all Han
I get the joke but is it based in reality, at all?
You mean, is the Chinese government set on eliminating and assimilating all ethnicities and cultural heritages that differ from the Han people? Yes.
What source do you have for that?
How about the article linked in this very post, for one?
The One Chinese Policy.
(AP) Associated Propaganda 🙄
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We know all the same stuff that you know—because we used to be you—and a bunch of other stuff that you don’t know.
Yet somehow it is we who’re ignorant.
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And the Uyghurs
Funnily enough, neither the global times or cgtn talk about what the law actually does
