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China’s insatiable appetite for control is forcing even its “model minority” to rebel
Unlike the Tibetans or Muslim Uyghurs of its far west, China’s ethnic Mongol population has long been seen as pacified, content, and well-assimilated, fulfilling the stereotype of a “model minority” in a country bubbling with ethnic tensions.
In recent days, however, Mongols in China, most of whom reside in the vast Inner Mongolia autonomous region south of Mongolia proper, have
vigorously protested an attempt by the government to curtail the teaching of Mongolian in schools, including shifting to using national Chinese-language textbooks instead of locally developed Mongolian versions. In short, Chinese will replace Mongolian as the main medium of teaching for classes such as math and science, while Mongolian lessons will continue. Authorities are
cracking down, including posting photos online of people who attended the protests and offering cash rewards for tips.
The policy fits a broader pattern of Beijing’s quest to assert greater ideological control across all swathes of society, and increasingly oppressive policies against minorities.
In recent days, Mongols in China have vigorously protested attempts by the government to curtail the teaching of Mongolian in schools.
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Inner Mongolia protests at China's plans to bring in Mandarin-only lessons
Thousands of ethnic Mongolians have protested across northern China in opposition to Beijing plans to replace the Mongolian language with Chinese in some school subjects.
Tuesday marked the first day of a policy revealed in June, to gradually transition the language of instruction in Inner Mongolian schools from Mongolian to Mandarin Chinese. The change affects three subjects over the next three years in the autonomous region. The education bureau said Mongolian and Korean language classes would remain.
The official explanation for the change to a bilingual education system was to ensure the curriculum and textbooks were of a high standard, and that government documents cited by analysts also referred to president Xi Jinping’s push for shared language as part of a common identity.
However
mass protests in Inner Mongolia – referred to as Southern Mongolia by ethnic rights and independence groups –
have revealed the depth of fear that Mongolian would be relegated to a foreign language as part of government plans to assimilate ethnic minorities into Chinese Han culture.
Beijing plan to replace Mongolian language in some school subjects sparks fears of cultural assimilation
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Ethnic Mongolians are protesting against a policy to teach more subjects in Mandarin.
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Ethnic Mongolian students and parents in northern China have staged mass school boycotts and petitions over a new curriculum that would scale back education in their mother tongue, a rare public backlash against the ruling Communist Party's intensified push for ethnic assimilation. curriculum...
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