Ethnic Regional Autonomy Case Study
On the political front, the action plan of the Chinese government has been in limiting free expression by arresting academics, closing newspapers and magazines, strictly controlling the Internet content and utilizing the refurbished Strike Hard campaign to circumvent legal safeguards for criminal suspects and alleged separatists, terrorists, and so-called religious extremists. But the constitutional norms in China particularly Article 4 affirms the equality of the country’s 55 ethnic groups and requires the state to adopt policies advancing their “special characteristics and needs”. Under this, not only does the constitution prohibit discrimination, but also guaranteed minorities the same freedom of thought, expression, assembly and religion
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It specifically guarantees organs of self-government to all the ethnic minorities in the country. If her defense China has made a number of claims to prove the minority interests in Tibet have protected. These include the following. First of all, it proclaims that no demographic changes have been made in the region. Moreover, through statistical data it claims that Tibetans are becoming increasingly a part of the decision-making process. It also makes a point about reserving the cultural identity of the region. It emphasizes on the continuing support of the government to keep up monasteries and cultural sites. And finally, China makes the clichéd argument of progress driven by higher income and infrastructure that has been seen in the region. However, all these claims are clearly hollow and are drive by manipulated data.
The reality as has been argued by Dalai Lama is that progress, as discussed in the earlier sections, is lopsided and has led to increase the gap between the rich and the poor. As far as the demography goes, it is a fact that the population of non-Tibetans has risen in the region reducing Tibetans to a minority in their own land. Lastly, the Tibetans may have an increased role in the decision-making process, but they are still denied positions in core teams and high-level leadership in the Party, military and Police. Han Chinese dominate these
It specifically guarantees organs of self-government to all the ethnic minorities in the country. If her defense China has made a number of claims to prove the minority interests in Tibet have protected. These include the following. First of all, it proclaims that no demographic changes have been made in the region. Moreover, through statistical data it claims that Tibetans are becoming increasingly a part of the decision-making process. It also makes a point about reserving the cultural identity of the region. It emphasizes on the continuing support of the government to keep up monasteries and cultural sites. And finally, China makes the clichéd argument of progress driven by higher income and infrastructure that has been seen in the region. However, all these claims are clearly hollow and are drive by manipulated data.
The reality as has been argued by Dalai Lama is that progress, as discussed in the earlier sections, is lopsided and has led to increase the gap between the rich and the poor. As far as the demography goes, it is a fact that the population of non-Tibetans has risen in the region reducing Tibetans to a minority in their own land. Lastly, the Tibetans may have an increased role in the decision-making process, but they are still denied positions in core teams and high-level leadership in the Party, military and Police. Han Chinese dominate these