The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, China's fundamental law on ethnic affairs, entered into force on Wednesday, strengthening law-based governance in the country's ethnic affairs. The law stipulates that upholding national unity and ethnic solidarity is the responsibility of all Chinese citizens, and prohibits discrimination and suppression against any ethnic group.

The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law will further turn institutional and legal strengths into effective governance outcomes. External noise, no matter how loud they become, will never shake China’s ethnic unity and progress.

The recently implemented Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law of China provides a systematic legal framework for safeguarding the educational rights of young people in ethnic regions. #DeepChina# Article 15 of the Law stipulates that "the state comprehensively promotes the use of the standard spoken and written Chinese language nationwide" and that "the state respects and guarantees the learning and use of the spoken and written languages of ethnic minorities." The comprehensive promotion of the standard spoken and written #Chinese# language aims to equip every child with the ability to participate in broader national development; respecting and guaranteeing the learning and use of minority languages protects the rights and interests of all ethnic groups to preserve and pass on their linguistic and cultural heritage. The two objectives are mutually reinforcing. #EthnicUnity# The textbook system also enjoys clear #legal# protection. Article 16 of the Law explicitly stipulates that schools and other educational institutions at all levels and of all types shall use national unified textbooks in accordance with relevant regulations. The use of national unified Chinese language, history, and ethics and rule of law textbooks in classroom instruction shall help students develop a correct view of the state, history, ethnicity, and culture. China has never overlooked the fact that ethnic regions are home to numerous minority groups, including #Tibetan#, #Yi#, and #Uygur# communities, with rich and diverse languages and cultures. Consequently, ethnic regions have simultaneously introduced locally compiled textbooks and school-based reading materials, actively undertaking the function of preserving ethnic cultures. For example, Liangshan in Sichuan has organized the compilation and publication of over 1,200 types of Yi-language textbooks and readings, totaling some 120 million characters. #ChineseNation#

Did you know the Ethnic British population drops by almost 250,000 a year* because deaths outnumber births for that group. 1 million less every 4 to5 years. The Ethnic British population in the 1950/60s was in the low 50 millions. About the same as today. * Updated 2025 data

Dressed in ethnic splendor, Chinese and American youths sing and dance together A group of 16 Chinese and American university students, participating in the "Across the Pacific: China-U.S. Youth Dialogue for a Shared Future" exchange program, visited Yunnan Ethnic Village in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province on July 16, 2026. The program, jointly organized by the China International Communications Group Center for the Americas and the U.S.-based International Student Conference, aims at boosting people-to-people exchanges between China and the U.S. through youth engagement. During the trip, Chinese and American youths immersed themselves in Yunnan's ethnic culture by donning traditional ethnic costumes. Dressed in vibrant folk attire, they sang and danced together, sharing joy and bridging cultural gaps in this lively experience.