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China Bans Tibetan Language in Schools in Sichuan Province

October 19, 2023;

Step could lead to eventual extinction of Tibetan in the region, activists fear. -by Radio Free Asia  China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China, sources inside the country said, requiring all instruction to be in Mandarin. The move could…

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