Posted 3/17/2024, 11:00:13 PM
Chinese Textbook Signals Policy Shift Away From Minority Group Rights
- Chinese textbook promotes ethnic integration, criticizes policies that emphasize minority group identities
- Book argues that neither assimilationist "melting pot" policies nor "ultra-diverse" models work well
- Signals shift away from affirmative action for minorities under Xi Jinping
- Textbook details how current ethnic policies differ from past Soviet-inspired ones
- Scholars say book shows dramatic rollback of cultural privileges granted to ethnic minorities