Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress

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NPC 2026: China Enshrines Xi-Era Ethnic Policy in New Law

China’s new assimilationist ethnic policy mandates forging a common Han-centric Chinese culture and identity, while muting minority identity expression.

Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress
中华人民共和国民族团结进步促进法

[Current Text: Chinese · 🆚 | English]

(adopted Mar. 12, 2026, effective July 1, 2026)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPC (2756–3–3)
• Principal Drafter: Ad hoc NPCSC task force
• Initial Submitter: NPC Ethnic Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 14^th NPCSC Category II
  • Annual: 2025
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPC deliberation – final round: Mar. 5–12, 2026 (Current Text 🔝)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Dec. 22–27, 2025 (Chinese only · 🆚) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 27, 2025–Jan. 25, 2026
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Sept. 8–12, 2025 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Sept. 12–Oct. 11, 2025
• Legislative Records
  • NPCSC Stage
    • Explanation (Sept. 8, 2025)
    • Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 22, 2025)
    • Report on Deliberation Opinions (Dec. 26, 2025)
  • NPC Stage
    • Explanation (Mar. 5, 2026)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Mar. 10, 2026)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Mar. 11, 2026)
    • Presidential Order (Mar. 12, 2026)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPC 2026: China Enshrines Xi-Era Ethnic Policy in New Law (Mar. 5, 2026)
• NPCSC Session Watch (Extra): Ethnic Unity Law & Foreign Trade Law Overhaul (Sept. 8, 2025)
• The NPC and the 2024 Third Plenum Decision (July 31, 2024)

Last updated: April 19, 2026, 23:21 EDT