Tag: Minorities

China Offers a Defense of Its Policies on Minorities

The Chinese government has declared that official policy toward the Uighurs did not play a role in the ethnic violence that claimed almost 200 lives two weeks ago in Urumqi. From the China Daily: Authorities will not abandon the policies, despite the July 5 riot in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Wu said, because “separatists, not police” caused the riot. Wu sa

July 22, 2009 6:14 PM

The Charms of Qing TV

The Economist's Analects blog has a post about the recent television dramas about the Qing Dynasty, such as Palace, a

July 1, 2012 9:18 AM

State Media Responds to Rights Report

Human Rights Watch recently released its 22nd annual World Report, whose 676 pages include a country-by-country overview

January 31, 2012 4:34 PM

Ethnic Protests in China Have Lengthy Roots

The New York Times provides the historical, political and social context behind the recent protests in Inner Mongolia: &

June 11, 2011 2:14 PM

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