China is expected to push for an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation
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FILE - Ethnic minority delegates wave as they leave after the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)FILE - Ethnic minority delegates arrive to attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People , China, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)Delegates talk to Gyaltsen Norbu, the Chinese government-appointed 11th Panchen Lama during the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A ethnic minority delegate stand near Mao Zedong's portrait on Tiananmen Square before a plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Ethnic minority delegate leave after the closing ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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FILE - Ethnic minority delegates wave as they leave after the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)