Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress
| Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress | |
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| National People's Congress | |
| Passed by | National People's Congress |
| Passed | 12 March 2026 |
| Enacted | 1 July 2026 |
| Signed by | President Xi Jinping |
| Signed | 12 March 2026 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Ethnic Affairs Committee |
| First reading | 8–12 September 2025 |
| Second reading | 22–27 December 2025 |
| Third reading | 5–12 March 2026 |
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| Status: In force | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 民族团结进步促进法 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 民族團結進步促進法 | ||||||
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The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is the People's Republic of China's (PRC) guiding legislation concerning ethnic minorities. The law was introduced by the National People's Congress (NPC)'s Ethnic Affairs Committee and submitted to the NPC on 8 September 2025. It was signed into law on 12 March 2026 and enacted on 1 July 2026. The law codifies CCP general secretary Xi Jinping's policies regarding the sinicization of ethnic minorities. The law has been widely criticized by scholars, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, multiple governments, former United Nations special rapporteurs, and human rights activists outside of China. The law's promotion of extraterritorial enforcement has been likened to transnational repression.