New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian ...

After crackdowns on Uyghurs and Tibetans, a new law threatens punishment for anyone who doesn’t embrace the common language and culture.

Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.

The law states that children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten, until the end of high school.

The law, which was approved at the close of China's legislative meeting on Thursday, has wide-ranging provisions that touch on education, housing policy, entertainment and other areas ...

The rule codifies the elevation of Mandarin Chinese in education, and bars outside interference in ethnic affairs Read more at The Business Times.

Approved today by the National People's Congress, the legislation turns the president's views on the "sinicisation" of the 56 officially recognised groups into law. Han identity is defined as the ...

A law that could threaten the rights of minority groups is a sign of the direction Xi is taking China.

“Bulldozing and burying alive Ding Cuimei, a peaceful and devout Christian woman, was a cruel, murderous act,” said China Aid ...

Legal safeguards heed Xi Jinping's call to foster 'shared spiritual home' with an eye on staving off 'domestic friction', ...

Bern police said the individuals were detained for protesting outside the agreed zone and resisted being relocated. Swiss police on Sunday detained 32 people protesting conditions in Tibet as Chinese ...

Special coordinator for Tibetan issues says he seeks to advance US efforts to ‘preserve Tibetans’ precious heritage’.