Mandarin over Mongolian: Students protest against language policy
China’s leaders say promoting the Han culture and nationalising Chinese language provides minorities with better opportunities.
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Students and teachers in the northern Chinese province of Inner Mongolia are taking part in rare protests against a new policy requiring that certain classes be taught in Mandarin.
The main language used now is Mongolian and is spoken by a fifth of the province’s population.
Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu is in Beijing.
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Published On 5 Sep 2020