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China’s assault on the Tibetan language (theweek.com)

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A new report by Human Rights Watch argues that the compulsory use of Chinese as the primary language in schools in Tibet raises “serious concerns under international human rights law”.

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[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

They are chinese build schools, ofc china wants it to be their language. The language is dying, because the china schools are free and offer better job chances, so Tibetans choose them over their own schools.