China ethnic minorities

Behind the CCP’s horrific crackdown in Xinjiang is a desperate drive to avoid the mistakes that led to the USSR’s collapse.

The shifts in ethnic policy go well beyond Xinjiang. This is fundamental rethink of how the CCP manages ethnocultural diversity and its colonial possessions.

At stake is an 800-year-old script with a multicultural lineage emanating from the golden era of the Silk Route.

A new policy promoting Mandarin-language education has sparked protests in Inner Mongolia and outrage across the border.

New revelations bring to light financial abuses of those interned in China’s “training centers” in Xinjiang.

Chinese Singaporean lawyer Choo Waihong portrays the slow decline of the culture of the Mosuo, one of the last remaining matriarchal societies in the world.

A key part of China's campaign against Uyghur identity is a crackdown on the Uyghur language.

The international norm against ethnic cleansing is not just being swept aside. It is at risk of being replaced.

Both peoples inhabit the same land – Xinjiang in western China – but their lives could not be more different.

Beijing has strong incentives to exert control in Xinjiang. The Uyghurs pay the price.

This area is home to most of China’s 55 ethnic minorities and some of its most spectacular landscapes.