Describe and analyse the different minority groups in PRC and how they interact with the main 'Han" government
Résumé de l'exposé
In 1927 Sun Yatsen said that "The greatest force is common blood. The Chinese belong to the yellow race because they come from the blood stock of the yellow race. The blood of ancestors is transmitted by heredity down through the race, making blood kinship a powerful force". Today the question of national identity in China is an important problem, especially since the world is getting increasingly global. Although 92% of the Chinese population is 'Han', there are 8% that belong to one of the 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities. The government follows Staline's description of 1913 that defines an ethnic group as follows: it is "a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up, manifested in a common culture". The ethnic group to which one belongs is written on his identity card in addition to his Chinese nationality ('minzu'). Some of them have historically always belonged to China while others have been integrated more recently.
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Sommaire de l'exposé
Different histories and geographies of the minorities
Comparation of economic and social situations of the minorities, with the main Han population
Different status the Chinese government gives to some of them
The main problems connected to these culturally and socially different groups in China
Extraits de l'exposé
[...] Describe and analyse the different minority groups in PRC and how they interact with the main Han government Describe and analyse the different minority groups in PRC and how they interact with the main government. greatest force is common blood. The Chinese belong to the yellow race because they come from the blood stock of the yellow race. The blood of ancestors is transmitted by heredity down through the race, making blood kinship a powerful force?, said Sun Yatsen in 1927. [...]
[...] While doing my research I found various divergent reports, especially for Tibet, as lots of media coverage had been given to the issue. The origin of the articles was therefore very important. Some of the minorities in China play an important role in the international relations of China, especially Tibet. The reason for which Tibet is important for China's international relations is that the Dalai Lama is exiled in India since 1959 and is making the Tibetan cause known all around the world. This makes India's position towards China quite bad, and the situation has improved very little since then. [...]
[...] During the Qing dynasty it continued to be represented politically at the Chinese court. One of the most important areas of China as regards ethnic minorities is the province of Xinjiang. After having been ruled several times by China, the Uzbeks, the Tibetans, the Uigurs, the Arabs and the Mongols it eventually became a Chinese province in Due to its history and the many countries it borders, it has many different people: mainly Muslims (Uigurs but also Hui), Mongolians, but also Manchus and Hans . [...]
[...] The fact that certain regions like Tibet and Xinjiang are not satisfied with their situations could provide an element of the answer. The second observation that can be made is that the disparities between the Han people and the minorities, the economic and social inequalities, despite the efforts of the Chinese government to integrate them into the growing economy, show the amount of effort that still needs to be made. Finally, the question of identity, whether it is primordial or instrumental, can also be raised in this polemic. [...]
