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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| 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 |
| spellingShingle | Lai, Hongyi China’s ethnic policies: political dimension and challenges |
| 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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