China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Extends Legal Reach Overseas

Chinese national flag displayed outside a government building following the introduction of the new Ethnic Unity Law

China has rolled out a new Ethnic Unity Law that pushes its legal reach beyond its own borders. On paper, it’s meant to strengthen national unity and promote what officials call ethnic solidarity but it’s caught international attention because some parts of it seem to apply to Chinese citizens and organizations living abroad too. Legal experts, human rights groups, and foreign governments are all taking a closer look to figure out what this actually means in practice. Expect this one to keep coming up in conversations about China’s domestic policy,…

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