China’s controversial “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” takes effect on July 1, sparking worldwide concerns that the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will expand its policies of forced assimilation and transnational repression.
The Chinese regime’s new ethnic law, which was passed in March, comprises 65 articles to further tighten its control over ethnic minorities in China and abroad. It has been condemned by human rights organizations, lawmakers, and government officials around the world.
Chen Ruifeng, deputy head of the Chinese regime’s United Front Work Department and director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, said at a press conference on June 24 that this law translates CCP leader Xi Jinping’s concept of “forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation” into the will of the state….
Chinese Regime’s New Ethnic Law Fuels Global Rights Fears
