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China has approved a sweeping new law which claims to help promote "ethnic unity" - but critics say it will further erode the rights of minority groups.

On paper, it aims to promote integration among the 56 officially recognised ethnic groups, dominated by the Han Chinese, through education and housing. But critics say it cuts people off from their language and culture.

It mandates that all children should be taught Mandarin before kindergarten and up until the end of high school. Previously students could study most of the curriculum in their native language such as Tibetan, Uyghur or Mongolian.

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[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The law literally prohibits ethnic discrimination and the specific passage being referred to here is saying that parents do not have any legal protections that would allow them to freely indoctrinate their children with bigoted beliefs. How you people have decided that the law actually means the exact opposite of what it means is beyond me.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Language and cultural history are not "bigoted beliefs," but Uyghurs aren't allowed to teach them to their children. Sounds pretty discriminatory to me.

[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Language and cultural history aren’t bigoted beliefs and Uyghurs are allowed to teach their culture and language to their children. You’re deeply misinformed if you think otherwise.

[–] mrbutterscotch@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

Believing that makes you no different from MAGA. Blind followers.

[–] wereg@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The law in America prohibits pedophilia and there you have the president...

[–] mrbutterscotch@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 days ago

Oh no! Facts! Whatever will you do???!!