China has passed a new law promoting ethnic unity and national identity, formalizing policies on integration and development in minority regions.

China approved a new "ethnic unity" law on Thursday, which formalises policies to promote Mandarin as the "national common language" in education, official business and public places. China's government…

China has adopted a sweeping ethnic unity law that critics say tightens assimilation and weakens minority rights.

China has recently approved a new ethnic unity law, aiming to advance Xi Jinping’s assimilation agenda and integrate national unity among the country’s 55 ethnic minorities. The law...