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China Adopts an Ethnic Unity Law That Critics Say Will Cement Assimilation

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The Associated Press

11:32 JST, March 13, 2026

BEIJING (AP) — China adopted a sweeping law Thursday 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.

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