The law mandates Mandarin as the basic language of instruction from kindergarten through high school across the country and also requires Mandarin for all government and official business.
New legislation formalises Mandarin as dominant language, grants sweeping powers to curb minority cultural expression — and reaches beyond China's borders ...
BEIJING, March 12 (Reuters) - China passed a law on a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups on Thursday, a move ...