China rejects US, EU’s concerns over ethnic unity law, condemns malicious distortion of China’s ethnic policies

This law legally empowered Beijing to take actions against those people who are overseas or outside its borders.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular news briefing.

In force from July 1, this new law will further ensure the forced assimilation of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised by Beijing.

While Han Chinese make up more than 90 percent of the country's population, many minority communities have historically maintained varying degrees of autonomy in education, including the use of native languages in schools and cultural instruction.