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  • Chinese authorities’ true attitude toward minority languages: they are second-class languages

    Chinese authorities’ true attitude toward minority languages: they are second-class languages

    Despite enacting legislation to safeguard Tibetans, China forced the Chinese language on people inside Tibet. The Chinese government has long produced laws and comments expressing its support for minority languages, including regulations requiring bilingualism on all public signs in minority areas. However, the recent data from the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) reveals the Chinese authorities’…