Mandarin becomes Beijing’s imperial weapon | Eastern Express https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/2c80fe8e-41e2-4a0d-8eab-76fc195ba511 China’s new Ethnic Unity Law makes Mandarin the basic language of education for children from preschool through high school. Beijing says the policy will strengthen national cohesion and give minority communities greater access to education and employment. Critics warn that it will accelerate the erosion of Tibetan, Uyghur, and Mongolian languages, religions, and cultural identities. This episode examines the parallels between China’s assimilation policies and Russia’s long history of Russification, including its current transformation of schools in occupied Ukraine. Can the Tibetan freedom movement survive Beijing’s enduring campaign to control language, education, and the next generation? Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: China’s new ethnic unity law 04:03 Introduction: Russification paralells & Beijing’s language & identity enforcement 07:50 Interview: China’s centralization drive 11:46 Interview: Practical justifications vs. real goal: Assimilation 14:29 Interview: Ideological dimensions and law’s enforcement abroad 17:13 Interview: International reactions and new law’s political uses 20:27 Eastern News Flash 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #China #Xi #Asia Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:36:49 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl Mandarin becomes Beijing’s imperial weapon | Eastern Express https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/2c80fe8e-41e2-4a0d-8eab-76fc195ba511 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.