China Enacts Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, Allowing Legal Liability for Overseas Organizations and Individuals Who "Sabotage Ethnic Unity"

In 2026, China introduced the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which stipulates that if overseas organizations or individuals "sabotage ethnic unity" or incite separatism, China can pursue their legal liability; outside observers believe this is legislation responding to pressure from the US and the West over Tibet and Xinjiang.