China Passes Ethnic Unity Law to Advance Xi’s Assimilation Push

China adopted a law cementing President Xi Jinping’s push to assimilate the country’s ethnic minorities, another shift away from Beijing’s long-held policy of giving such groups at least symbolic autonomy.

Over 2,760 delegates to the National People’s Congress voted on Thursday to pass the Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress law, with three opposing it and three more abstaining.