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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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[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 41 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

There are restrictions on teaching the Tibetan language. This seems like an authoritarian move, not an educational one.

https://thetibetpost.com/news/tibet/china-imprisons-tibetan-monk-for-six-years-for-teaching-tibetan-language

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com -5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Imagine quoting "the Tibet post" seriously, an Indian tabloid whose official stance is the defense of the "Tibet government in exile". This would be like using a Russian-based "Marie Antoinette post" defending monarchy in France as the legitimate system.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/22/activist-sentenced-to-five-years-in-prison-for-promoting-tibetan-language

How do you feel about the guardian? I concede I didn't vet the original link, but if you need to use "imagine" as an argument you aren't capable of the very critical thinking you're criticizing.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

Two circular links in The Guardian without primary sources. I wonder why Zionist media would lie to me about China!

[–] M137@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Firstly, they didn't quote anything. Secondly, it's very clear what they said is true no matter what they linked as proof of that. As per the other reply and if you'd have taken a few minutes to look up what other articles have said, it's not wrong. I agree that it wasn't a good choice but you're apparently dumb enough to think that absolutely anything reported/said by something or someone bad must be untrue. Everything, no matter who and where it comes from should be looked at through facts and not "bad person/thing said something so it's automatically untrue".

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago

Secondly, it's very clear what they said is true

Source: Zionist media that would totally not lie to me

As per the other reply and if you'd have taken a few minutes to look up

Go ahead, tell me what's the trend of Uyghur speakers in China versus Occitan speakers in France. Give me the fucking hard data if it's so obvious

you're apparently dumb

No need for ableism

absolutely anything reported/said by something or someone bad must be untrue

"Noooo how could the Zionist war machinery be lying to me :(((("

Everything, no matter who and where it comes from should be looked at through facts

Facts: pre-communist Tibet was a literal feudal kingdom in which Tibetans were serfs legally bound to the lands of their lord, with outrageously low life expectancy, close to zero literacy, amd massive poverty. Now it's a thriving province in a multiethnical country and even has a higher degree of autonomy under the Chinese system due to belonging to the Tibet Autonomous Region. You're quoting the fucking spiritual heir or Buddhism, not any fucking serious source