China has approved a sweeping new law which claims to help promote “ethnic unity” - but critics say it will further erode the rights of minority groups.

On paper, it aims to promote integration among the 56 officially recognised ethnic groups, dominated by the Han Chinese, through education and housing. But critics say it cuts people off from their language and culture.

It mandates that all children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten and up until the end of high school. Previously students could study most of the curriculum in their native language such as Tibetan, Uyghur or Mongolian.

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    23 hours ago

    I personally don’t care for any of the current fascist superpowers. That makes it easy to criticize and not make up excuses.

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      23 hours ago

      Okay so let me get this straight, you don’t like any of the current fascist superpowers. However, you’re so eager to believe a guy who’s funded by fascist organizations. You know, fascist organizations that openly support the incredibly well documented genocide Israel is currently committing. Make that make sense. Being skeptical about what fascists say has no bearing on whether or not you have to care about China!

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        22 hours ago

        Except that China is a fascist country at this point. I get you don’t think they are because of your bias, but the sad reality is they are providing arms to conflict zones and producing more billionaires than the US. They are clearly not communist/socialist.