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The Chinese government is mandating the use of Mandarin in kindergartens in an effort to force Tibetans to assimilate, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.
According to the report, a 2021 Ministry of Education directive — the Children’s Speech Harmonization plan — mandates the use of standard Mandarin Chinese for all instruction prior to the first grade in ethnic minority areas. The policy targets a childhood development stage that is critical for language acquisition and the formation of personal identity, Human Rights Watch said in a press release.
“The Chinese government, by targeting kindergarteners, is accelerating its campaign to deprive Tibeta...
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