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.

The law, which Beijing says applies outside of China, has renewed international criticism over the handling of minorities ...

China has brought into effect a new ethnic unity law that rights groups and foreign officials have warned could accelerate the forced assimilation of ethnic minorities. The world's second most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ethnic minority delegate arrives before the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People ...

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.

The conventional tools previously used to penalize China for its rights abuses – sanctions, public pressure, condemnation, ...

BEIJING — China is moving to approve a sweeping law 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 ...

Critics see the law as allowing authorities in Beijing more room to frame ethnic groups' demands for cultural autonomy as a push towards "separatism."China's National People's Congress (NPC) last week ...

In response to statements issued by some overseas organizations claiming that the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law is intended to "assimilate ethnic minorities" and calling for sanctions ...

BEIJING — 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 ...