14 US House Representatives jointly wrote to Secretary of State Blinken, demanding public condemnation of the law and warning that it could be used for transnational repression of overseas dissidents.
Professor Maokun Yu criticizes the Chinese Communist Party for using the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law to forcibly impose ethnic uniformity and eliminate the language and cultural identity of ethnic minorities, which may constitute genocide.
Mulvaney, chair of the House China Issues Special Committee, said on Monday that China’s upcoming National Unity and Progress Law is a step backward for Beijing.
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.