A Tibetan supporter who has lived in the United States for 46 years, dissatisfied with the Chinese Communist Party's ethnic unity law, set himself on fire at the United Nations gate and died. The incident has attracted attention and may affect the situation in Beijing.
2026年7月1日，《民族团结进步促进法》正式施行。藏人、维吾尔人团体在联合国警告该法将文化抹除合法化，联合国人权专家称其可能严重影响少数民族的语言、文化和宗教自主。
On March 12, 2026, the National People's Congress passed the Law on Promoting National Unity and Progress, stipulating that schools and government agencies must use Mandarin as their primary language. From preschool to high school, Mandarin will be used for instruction, while Tibetan, Uyghur, and Mongolian are phased out of core curricula.