Language protests among Tibetan students
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Demonstrations have spread among Tibetan students angered by reports that Beijing plans to make Chinese the only language of instruction in schools, an activist group said Oct. 22.
The protest marches, which began Oct. 19 in the town of Tongren, have spread to nearby areas in the western province of Qinghai, which is home to numerous minority ethnic groups, including Tibetans and Mongolians, who retain their own languages.
The London-based group Free Tibet said hundreds, possibly thousands, of students joined the demonstrations. No arrests or violence were reported. There were also unconfirmed reports of a similar protest on the campus of a Beijing university.
Qiang Wei, Qinghai province's Communist Party chief, was quoted last month by the party newspaper as praising the use of a "common language" in schools. (AP)
チベット族学生ら、中国語強制に抗議
中国語による授業を義務付ける教育改革に対し、チベット族の学生らが反発。青海省を始めとして、中国各地で大規模な抗議活動が行なわれた。
Shukan ST: November 5, 2010
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