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China Passes New Ethnic Unity Law
China passed a new ethnic unity law. The law requires Mandarin teaching from before kindergarten through high school.
Human rights groups say the law could harm minorities. Critics say it tightens assimilation and weakens minority rights.
Klear Note — China has many ethnic minorities with their own languages. Mandarin is China's main language spoken by the majority Han Chinese.
Key Terms 4
- ethnic unity law
- a rule meant to unite different groups under one national identity
- Mandarin
- the main language spoken and taught in China
- assimilation
- when a group is pushed to adopt the culture of a larger group
- minority rights
- protections for smaller cultural or ethnic groups in a country