China rejects false claims about ethnic unity law

A senior official strongly rebutted on Wednesday claims made by certain foreign organizations and forces that the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law "assimilates ethnic minorities". He said that there is no point in attacking China's ethnic affairs with prejudice and turning a blind eye to facts.

Bayanqolu, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, and chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the NPC, said at a news conference that some Western institutions and foreign forces have continued to spread falsehoods about China's human rights situation, especially in the context of ethnic issues.

He said that they disregard the fact that the law was formulated in line with China's national conditions and modern governance concepts and reflects the common aspiration of the people of all ethnic groups in the country.