Sinicization
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Forced Sinicization in Tibet Compel Tibetan Parents to Study Mandarin
Tibetan Parents are now responsible for teaching their children Mandarin as part of the Chinese government’s campaign to promote Mandarin as the primary spoken and written language for Tibetans as per a report from tibetwatch.org. The parents are forced to attend workshops and classes. It also places a burden on parents to stay current with…
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Arrest of anti-China activist in Mongolia has sparked outrage.
The recent arrest in Mongolia of a famous anti-China activist has raised the question of whether the Chinese bordered country is following Tibet’s path. Mongolia, a landlocked country in East Asia, relies on mineral exports to China and Russia to survive. Protests against Beijing’s language control in Inner Mongolia are prevalent in Ulaanbaatar.
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Tibet’s Buddhists are being pressured by Beijing to translate classroom texts into Mandarin.
According to RFA, Chinese authorities have urged Buddhist monasteries in Tibet to translate classroom texts from Tibetan into Mandarin, China’s “common language,” in order to strengthen control over TAR(Tibet Autonomous Region). Beijing has also told monks and nuns to communicate in Chinese rather than their native tongue(Tibetan), according to Radio Free Asia. The goal of…
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Thousands assemble in London to commemorate massacre on Tiananmen Square
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in London on June 4th to mark the fourth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. At the London vigil, protesters gathered near the embassy yelled anti-Chinese slogans and were seen brandishing black flags as well as the banner of Free Tibet. They marched on a range of…