China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges

Dramatic developments in Tibet and Xinjiang since 2008 have highlighted the challenges to China’s ethnic policies. The pillar of China’s ethnic policies is regional autonomy for ethnic minorities. Ethnic areas enjoy limited administrative autonomy and have witnessed faster economic growth than the c...

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Main Author: Lai, Hongyi
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Published: National University of Singapore, East Asian Institute 2009
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27910/
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description Dramatic developments in Tibet and Xinjiang since 2008 have highlighted the challenges to China’s ethnic policies. The pillar of China’s ethnic policies is regional autonomy for ethnic minorities. Ethnic areas enjoy limited administrative autonomy and have witnessed faster economic growth than the country as a whole. However, China still adheres to a “unitary multiethnic state” and has responded firmly to recent riots in Tibet and violence in Xinjiang.
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spelling nottingham-279102020-05-04T20:26:14Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27910/ China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges Lai, Hongyi Dramatic developments in Tibet and Xinjiang since 2008 have highlighted the challenges to China’s ethnic policies. The pillar of China’s ethnic policies is regional autonomy for ethnic minorities. Ethnic areas enjoy limited administrative autonomy and have witnessed faster economic growth than the country as a whole. However, China still adheres to a “unitary multiethnic state” and has responded firmly to recent riots in Tibet and violence in Xinjiang. National University of Singapore, East Asian Institute 2009-07 Article PeerReviewed Lai, Hongyi (2009) China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges. East Asian Policy, 1 (3). pp. 5-13. ISSN 1793-9305 http://www.eai.nus.edu.sg/Vol1No3_LaiHongyi.pdf
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title China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges
title_full China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges
title_fullStr China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges
title_full_unstemmed China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges
title_short China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges
title_sort china’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges
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