Japan lawmakers briefed on China’s “Ethnic Unity” law; CTA Representative raises Tibet concerns

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Tokyo [Japan], March 25 (ANI): Representative Tsewang Gyalpo Arya from the Liaison Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama met Japanese lawmakers Eriko Yamatani and Akimasa Ishikawa, who serve as Chairperson and former General Secretary of the Japan Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet, at the parliament building in Nagatacho, Tokyo, according to a report by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

During the meeting, Representative Arya briefed the lawmakers on China’s recently introduced law on the “Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress," which is set to come into effect on July 1. He presented a summary of the legislation and explained that, according to his assessment, the Chinese Communist Party intends to use the law to legitimise policies aimed at eroding and assimilating the identity, language, and culture of minority communities, while also criminalising resistance to such assimilation efforts, the CTA report stated.

Arya also handed over a copy of the res...

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