China’s new ethnic unity law extends its legal reach overseas
- Rather than promote ethnic harmony, activists say Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress could justify transnational repression.
- China says it has the right to pursue legal action against overseas individuals and organisations that undermine its ethnic unity as Beijing moves to expand its extraterritorial reach.
- Passed in March by the National People’s Congress, the “Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress” officially went into effect on Wednesday.
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- Rather than promote ethnic harmony, activists say Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress could justify transnational repression.
- China says it has the right to pursue legal action against overseas individuals and organisations that undermine its ethnic unity as Beijing moves to expand its extraterritorial reach.
- Passed in March by the National People’s Congress, the “Law on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress” officially went into effect on Wednesday.
Sources: Al Jazeera