Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legislative delegates in ethnic minority dress exit the closing session of the National People's Congress at Beijing's Great Hall ...

It’s called the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress—China’s newest law under President Xi Jinping, passed on March 12, 2026, and in effect since July 1, 2026. The law contains 65 articles, many ...

FILE - Ethnic minority delegates wave as they leave after the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP ...

Rights groups and Western officials have criticized the law as a threat to Tibetans, Uyghurs and other minorities. Beijing says the measure aims to protect them. By Lily Kuo With robots, publicity ...

China Adopts an Ethnic Unity Law That Critics Say Will Cement Assimilation BEIJING (AP) — China adopted a sweeping law Thursday to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say ...

China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, which took effect on July 1, is drawing criticism from scholars and human rights advocates who say it codifies the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s ...

Responding to China’s new Ethnic Unity Law coming into force on July 1, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “Chinese authorities have human rights obligations requiring ...

For years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pushed ethnic minority groups like Tibetans and Uyghurs to adopt an identity rooted in Chinese nationality and allegiance to the ruling Communist Party. Now, ...