From BBC News:
Some of China’s biggest minority groups are failing to benefit from China’s rapid economic development, a new report has found. The report also said greater contact with the rest of China is threatening indigenous cultures and languages.The findings have been published by the Minority Rights Group International and Human Rights in China.
Not only are they becoming increasingly alienated, they are largely missing out on China’s economic boom, the report said. Where their regions are seeing development, the impact is often damaging. [Full Text]
See also the Minority Rights Group International report.