{"id":22293,"date":"2026-06-24T07:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/very-long-arm-beijing-defends-unity-law-that-lets-it-target-separatism-outside-china\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T07:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T07:16:12","slug":"very-long-arm-beijing-defends-unity-law-that-lets-it-target-separatism-outside-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/very-long-arm-beijing-defends-unity-law-that-lets-it-target-separatism-outside-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Very long arm: Beijing defends unity law that lets it target \u2018separatism\u2019 outside China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEIJING, June 24 — China has a right to target people outside of its borders who contravene its ‌new law on ethnic unity, a senior official ​said on Wednesday, adding that this was in line with international practice, and was legal and necessary.<\/p>\n

China passed the law ‌in March to create a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic ​minority groups, which include Tibetans and Uyghurs, some of whom chafe under Chinese rule and have over the years often staged protests, some of them violent.<\/p>\n

The new law, which ​goes into effect on July 1, includes a clause saying people and groups beyond the borders of the People’s Republic of China can be held legally accountable for undermining “ethnic unity and progress or inciting ethnic separatism”.<\/p>\n

That has sparked alarm in Chinese-claimed Taiwan in particular that it could ‌give Beijing another legal basis to go after Taiwanese it views as ⁠separatists.<\/p>\n

Rights groups have also complained that ⁠China has tried to used Interpol “red notices” to ⁠try and get foreign governments ⁠to arrest people ⁠abroad it wants for political offences at home.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a news conference in Beijing about the law, Vice Justice Minister Hu Weilie said certain Western ⁠media, which he did not name, had “distorted and misinterpreted” the overseas provision.<\/p>\n

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“This provision is based on China’s national conditions, conforms to legal principles, and is consistent with international practice. It is a legitimate, lawful, necessary, and feasible legal provision,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Countries around the world all have the right to ⁠prevent separatist and destructive activities, and to maintain social solidarity and normal order, through domestic legislation.” The overseas provision targets illegal acts and uses ⁠rule-of-law methods to “guard against various unlawful acts involving ethnic affairs from outside the country”, he ⁠added.<\/p>\n

Enforcing ⁠the law’s overseas provision will effectively safeguard China’s sovereignty, security, and development interests, as well ​as the lawful rights and interests of ​people of all ethnic groups, Hu added.<\/p>\n

“It ‌will not affect normal people-to-people exchanges between China ​and other countries, academic ​discussions, economic and trade cooperation, or other activities.” — Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BEIJING, June 24 — China has a right to target people outside of its borders who contravene its ‌new law on ethnic unity, a senior official ​said on Wednesday, adding that this was in line with international practice, and was legal and necessary. China passed the law ‌in March to create a “shared” national identity…<\/p>\n

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