The country has adopted a sweeping new law that orders government agencies, private enterprises and parents to foster a ...

China, in the official telling, is composed of 56 separate ethnicities. Parliamentary representatives who are Han, the dominant ethnic group, generally attend in grey and black business attire. But ...

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 last week ...

BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) - China passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority ...

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

China adopted a sweeping law Thursday to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode ...

China passed a new ‘Ethnic Unity Law' requiring Mandarin in schools, promoting assimilation of minorities, and allowing ...

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.

China has passed a new law promoting a 'shared' national identity among ethnic minorities, emphasizing Mandarin and national ...

Ancient ritual sees birds battered to death with a hammer then thrown out of the home; in offshoot custom, boiled egg yolk can determine luck.