ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Happy to (finally) see Mongolia covered by NBR. Mendee Jargalsaikhan, though not a defense establishment employee anymore, threads carefully re Mongolia's challenge vs China on Buddhism. Reality is of course a very active battle going behind the scenes for the future of Vajrayana Buddhism. 010
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Johan Elverskog's lovely review of Uranchimeg Tsultemin & Vesna Wallace's new monograph "Image & Imagination in Mongolian Buddhism". 😍 banger opening line "For too long Mongolian Buddhism has been dismissed as a provincial & derivative footnote to the Tibetan tradition" tricycle.org/magazine/mon...tricycle.orgOut of Tibet’s ShadowA new study reveals Mongolian Buddhism as a tradition of intellectual and artistic originality. 020
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Mongolian-Japanese joint archaeological expedition "Script" is reporting that they found late 16th/early 17th century scroll of Chinggis Khan's primary teachings to his sons and brothers. Location - Uyanga county of Uvurkhangai province. montsame.mn/mn/read/409794 192
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026September 10 is the Day of Tribute to the Victims of Political Repression in Mongolia. On this day in 1937, Mongolian People's Republic & USSR NKVD, started a full-scale genocide of the country's clergy, nobility & intelligentsia. This year's Sep 10 prayer poster by Gandantegchinlen monastery. 043
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Gave a quote to SCMP on what #PowerOfSiberia2's rebranding under "Power of Baikal" means, what can we infer from the SCO and the Eastern Economic Forum meetings & Mongolia's language about the pipeline. www.scmp.com/economy/chin...scmp.comPower of Siberia 2 pipeline talks stall over China-Russia price dispute: sourcesMoscow-Beijing negotiations over pipeline have halted as ‘no progress’ made on bridging a big gas price gap, sources say. 010
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaTurquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 27/08/2026New paper: Dibyesh Anand examines China’s #colonial -paternalist rule in #Tibet and #Xinjiang, & challenges a strand of the US far left that, in the name of anti-imperialism, denies the agency and suffering of #Tibetans & #Uyghurs. Read: doi.org/10.1080/1461... #openaccessdoi.orgContemporary Chinese colonial paternalism and the hypocrisy of US far-left denialismWhile the Chinese Communist Party has long implemented a colonial-paternalist mode of governance over Tibetans and Uyghurs, there is a curious phenomenon of a notable segment of the far left in the... 081
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I think anyone familiar with Mongolia in academic capacity knows about MIASU Cambridge, which is turning 40 this yr. At the 3rd Cambridge Mongolia Forum (Sep 24-25), I will be presenting on Mongolia's Buddhist Peace in the Intl order. Drop by or Zoom in ✌️ www.miasu.socanth.cam.ac.uk/events/3rd-b... 141
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026UN declared 2026 as the "International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists" & Mongolia is hosting the Global Pastoralist Gathering conference. Loved these photos by Montsame of the participants from around the World: 050
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026With the passing of Zhu Rongji, I wanna remind folks that he kicked off China's anti-desertification campaign in 2002 by instructing the building of "green wall" in Inner Mongolia. To local Mongol pastoral nomads, this was a land grab aimed at ethnic displacement. www.reuters.com/article/econ... 030
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaLhamsuren Munkh-Erdene @mongke-erdeni.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It’s equally wonderful to see David Sneath draw a direct comparison between the New Qing History and new directions in Mongol historiography, too. 0134
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaAeon Magazine @aeon.co · 10/08/2026This Video traces the surprising history behind Europe's oldest surviving Buddhist temple, from its unique architecture to the local legends that might explain its resilience despite those who have tried to erase itaeon.coThe strange, circuitous history of Europe’s oldest Buddhist temple | Aeon VideosThe oldest Buddhist temple in Europe is an architectural anomaly, built in memory of the Kalmyk regiment that fought Napoleon 0124
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Today the 13th International Congress of Mongolists is kicking off in Ulaanbaatar. (I'm not taking part, only reposting) The keynote was delivered by David Sneath of Cambridge MIASU, who also received the "Order of the Polar Star" along with those like Michal Biran, Vesna Wallace, and Timothy May. 0103
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"Authorities also began a region-wide censorship campaign, shutting down Mongolian WeChat groups and removing Mongolian-language books from the shelves of retail outlets. ... if you lose your language, you lose everything," Mr Togochog, director of SMHRC said." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.au'Cultural genocide': China's new laws set to wipe out 55 ethnic groupsChina's new ethnic unity law is threatening to make the languages and culture of 55 different ethnic groups extinct. 42714
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaHorizon Europe @horizoneu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026🔁 @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu Japan, welcome to @HorizonE! 🇪🇺🇯🇵 Today we signed the agreement on Japan's association to #HorizonEU. After more than two decades of cooperation, we are taking our partnership to the next level in health, climate, industry, space, biotech and beyond. 🔗⤵️ 1117
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaBISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026🚨 We need you! 🚨 BISA has a new WG proposal for a 'Religion and International Politics' and they are looking to demonstrate support for the group 🌟 Interested? Email Dr. Caglar Ezikoglu or Dr. Eyüp Ersoy at eyup.1.ersoy@kcl.ac.uk or c.ezikoglu@wlv.ac.uk today! 🎉 012
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026A rather infuriating read, and there are many reasons why that could be the case. Still a very worthwhile and informative piece on the former police officer who was knots and bolts of the genocide in Xinjiang but now wants to be counted as a "victim". www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...nytimes.comHe Served China’s Police State of Xinjiang. He Says It Imprisoned Him, Too. (Gift Article)After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany. 111
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 19/07/2026An interesting reporting on the new theatrical concert "From Mongols to Mughals" in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, where director Badluev links historical states via the Chinggisid legitimization. I would have used "Sulde" instead of "Tug", but that's a specialist detail. www.folkloristan.com/post/from-mo...folkloristan.comMongols to MughalsFrom Mongols to Mughals: How a Siberian Theatre reconnects the Turko-Mongol and Indo-Persian Empires. 021
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 11/07/2026In case anyone is interested in Manchu Language Seminar at Kyoto University. www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ceschi/haned...bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp夏季満洲語セミナー2026 - 内陸アジア学推進部門 羽田記念館 | 京都大学 大学院文学研究科・文学部「康熙帝のマンジュ語の手紙」を読む(Reading the Manchu Letters of the Kangxi Emperor) English follows Japanese. 1.趣旨 ダイチン=グルン(大清... 033
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Today, Mongolia is celebrating its National Day - the Naadam Festival. Lately it has become a prime time for high level foreign dignitary visits. This year - South Korean President. At the same time, Mongolia initiated & got the UN to approve the World Horse Day on July 11th! Happy Holidays! 063
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaNikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · 04/07/2026China's ethnic law with global reach draws backlash from Japan to Europe Takaichi aide says 'no democratic nation could tolerate' move as UNHCR and EU urge repeal trib.al/isO2Bgetrib.alChina's ethnic law with global reach draws backlash from Japan to EuropeTakaichi aide says 'no democratic nation could tolerate' move as UNHCR and EU urge repeal 021
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Anna Tsendina is a well-known Mongolist & daughter of famous academic Tsendiin Damdinsuren. Arzamas, the Russian-language online encyclopedia interviewed her. Lot of lovely details inc how her father saved numerous Mongolian historical & religious mansucripts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFqA...youtube.comАнна Цендина: «Ночью перед юртой ляжешь, взглянешь на небо — звезды над тобой яркие, близкие»YouTube video by Arzamas 042
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The National Palace Museum in Taipei will display the earliest known portrait of Chinggis Khan for the first time in 13 years. Painted in 1271-72 by the orders of his grandson Kubilai, the portrait will be displayed in the Northern Branch of the museum during July 10 - September 16. #mongolsky 031
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaTathagata @dipamkara.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Message from H.H. the Dalai Lama after passing of Prof. Robert A.F. Thurman, an American scholar who dedicated his life to study, practice, and preservation of Buddha Dharma. Praying for your swift & auspicious rebirth. ཨོཾ་ཨ་མི་དྷེ་ཝ་ཧྲཱིཿ #robertthurman #bobthurman #dalailama #tibetanbuddhism #tibetan 0274
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaWorld Inequality Lab @wid.world · 11/06/2026On the day of the launch of the #GlobalJusticeReport, the coordinators @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @lucaschancel.bsky.social @cmohren.bsky.social @rowaida96.bsky.social @moritzoder.bsky.social & @anmol-smnch.bsky.social published this opinion piece 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comA good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s howOur plan is radical – but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains, says Thomas Piketty and researchers from the World Inequality Lab 197
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Wanted to flag two concurrent platforms happening atm, which engage smaller but globally conscious proactive players as the Liberal International Order is rupturing. Pictured: Mongolia's foreign minister Battsetseg Batmunkh at the Nikkei Forum. Kenya's President William Ruto at Oslo Forum. 032
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Alongside the ongoing oppression of Muslim and indigenous groups in Xinjiang and Tibet, China has been investing heavily in the economy - building massive energy and transport infrastructure, high tech factories and tourism. Part 2 of our Western China series: as.ft.com/r/cd1f62af-4...ig.ft.comXi’s last frontier: China’s plan to transform its westA vast development drive aims to tap the region’s economic potential and extend Beijing’s control 13021
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026NEW: Xinjiang has the highest detention capacity in the world, according to FT analysis - enough space for almost 1 in 40 people in the region - more than five years after the Chinese govt announced the camps had closed. 3255148
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026NEW: China's campaign of oppression in Xinjiang has entered a pernicious new phase - and FT analysis shows that the region still has the highest detention capacity in the world, relative to its population. as.ft.com/r/a4b72955-5...as.ft.comHow China is breaking apart a people and its cultureThe campaign of repression against the Uyghurs has entered a new phase 04634
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaThe Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 26/05/2026#OpEd Russia likes to believe that its colonization of Central Asia civilized and modernized the region. But a row over high school history textbooks shows that local scholars no longer accept that narrative, writes Erica Marat.themoscowtimes.comCentral Asia Is Done With Letting Moscow Write Its History - The Moscow TimesOpinion | At a meeting of the Kyrgyz-Russian Expert Council on History in Moscow, Russian scholars reviewing Kyrgyz secondary school textbooks reprimanded their Kyrgyz counterparts for describing the ... 12112
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Really loved today's win by Kirishima. Display of a classical Mongolian wrestling technique, specifically one that is common in Inner Mongolian wrestling. Note: Kirishima - Lkhagvasuren Byambachuluun is a Uzemchin Mongol, and his forefathers moved to Mongolia from Inner Mongolia in 1957. 083
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaAxel Jagau @yraneac.bsky.social · 16/05/2026open.substack.com/pub/kalganre...open.substack.comThe Counter-revolutionary Pan-Mongolian Insurgent CentreOn the 84th anniversary of the death of Tsyben Zhamtsarano 034
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Russian pseudo-liberal opposition is a "gift that keeps on giving" racist, imperialist chauvinism. Apparently, the recent scandal at PACE platform served as yet another reminder of their double standards & how they don't offer a viable alternative to "putin+". www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/07/r...themoscowtimes.comRussia’s Opposition Doesn’t Know How to Quit Kremlin-Style Chauvinism - The Moscow TimesOpinion | The suspension of Ruslan Kutayev from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces should have been straightforward. 041
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaLhamsuren Munkh-Erdene @mongke-erdeni.bsky.social · 08/05/2026“The Mongol Empire: In Accordance with the Great Törö" is out in The Cambridge History of International Law! My gratitude to Profs. Lesaffer, Carrai, and Ranganathan for including my work & to Prof. Foblets (MPI) for her generous support. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c... 182
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaKenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 05/05/2026In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Queen Padmé Amidala wears an outfit that is clearly designed after a Khalkha Mongolian married noble woman's costume. The hair horns are of course the most famous, but the red robe and dress is the same as well. #starwars #tengri #mongolsky 13210
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 05/05/2026How #Decolonization looks in real life: Montsame says that 3,809 out of 5,581 Mongolia's public institutions (government bodies) are currently keeping official record-keeping in Mongol script. :))) montsame.mn/en/read/398104 053
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Apparently, CEU’s Department of Historical Studies is looking for a 2yr postdoc at their Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations”. Need "to engage in research on transregional phenomena in the history of Eurasia b/n 800-1850 & expertise in 1+ languages" careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-P...careers.ceu.eduPost-doctoral Researcher (f/m/d)Post-doctoral Researcher (f/m/d) 000
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 25/04/2026"China-linked hackers targeted Mongolian government using Slack, Discord for covert communications" - coz there is A LOT to hack & A LOT at stake e.g.: - Power of Siberia 2 - Geopolitics Vajrayana Buddhism - Coking coal & Copper supply security just to name few therecord.media/china-linked...therecord.mediaChina-linked hackers targeted Mongolian government using Slack, Discord for covert communicationsThe group, which researchers at cybersecurity firm ESET named GopherWhisper, has been active since at least November 2023 and was discovered in January 2025 after investigators found a previously unkn... 050
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagvahandle.invalid @handle.invalid · 14/04/2026Bill Bishop flagged it. I checked the data. He was right. 人民领袖 ("People's Leader") is trending back into Chinese state media — a Mao-era honorific that's been off-limits since 1978. Full analysis in today's Sinocism. Data via PropagandaScope. sinocism.com/p/the-people... 021
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026"Forskere må delta i samfunnsdebatten, men mange kvier seg. En høfligere tone i ordskiftet kan være nøkkelen til at flere tør å bruke stemmen sin, særlig i møte med digital hets og økende polarisering. Dette er ikke en individuell kamp, men en strukturell utfordring." www.khrono.no/hofligere-to...khrono.noHøfligere tone kan få flere forskere til å delta i samfunnsdebattenForskere må delta i samfunnsdebatten, men mange kvier seg. En høfligere tone i ordskiftet kan være nøkkelen til at flere tør å bruke stemmen sin, særlig i møte med digital hets og økende polarisering. 000
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagvahandle.invalid @handle.invalid · 30/03/2026I obtained an internal Party document from Inner Mongolia University, stamped "strictly prohibited from external distribution," that details 19 directives for eliminating the Mongolian language. The original Chinese PDF is also available for download. open.substack.com/pub/soyonbo/...open.substack.com'Must Be Corrected': A Leaked University Document Reveals China's Plan to Erase the Mongolian LanguageAn internal Party directive from Inner Mongolia University 089
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 29/03/2026"A sweeping new national law signals Beijing’s decisive turn away from ethnic autonomy & toward enforced assimilation. This new law is the culmination of a policy trajectory that has been building for over a decade, dating back to the 2014 Central Ethnic Work Conference" www.cfr.org/articles/chi...cfr.orgChina’s New Ethnic Unity Law: From Autonomy to Assimilation | Council on Foreign RelationsA sweeping new national law signals Beijing’s decisive turn away from ethnic autonomy and toward enforced assimilation. 022
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaPEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 21/02/2026"The online space has become our very last [classroom], museum, and community hall,” journalist @soyonbo.bsky.social tells PEN America. #InternationalMotherLanguageDay 1125
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagvahandle.invalid @handle.invalid · 13/03/2026"Mongolian is a backward language, it can only describe nomadic culture like cows, sheep, or grassland." - my re-education teacher in 2020 0128
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Apparently, there is a really "wild" exhibition being held in Moscow. As Russian imperialism would, it is in conjunction with the "Year of National Unity" & contains many objects, some displayed for 1st time, from peak Mongol - Rus interaction. Gist: "Chingisids happily served Moscow" #MongolSky 051
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 21/03/20263-year postdoc at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. ERC-funded project Zoonosis: Zoonotic Anthropology & Multispecies Infrastructures along China's Belt and Road. Suggested field sites include Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and #Mongolia. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...jobbnorge.noPostdoktor i Antropologi: Kjøtt, Infrastruktur og Zoonotisk Risiko Langs Kinas Belt and Road (291884) | UiT Norges arktiske universitetStillingstittel: Postdoktor i Antropologi: Kjøtt, Infrastruktur og Zoonotisk Risiko Langs Kinas Belt and Road (291884), Arbeidsgiver: UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Søknadsfrist: søndag 26. april 20... 000
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I was eagerly waiting for this year's V-Dem Institute's report and democracy indices update. As expected, Mongolia has finally turned the corner of democratic backsliding. Having Russia & China as neighbors is never easy & Covid also had its impact. v-dem.net/documents/75... 160
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 11/03/2026These days all major outlets are covering the new law on "ethnic unity" and how it will erase China's minorities & even prosecute parents who "instill" detrimental views in their children. It is a sad development, the outcomes of which are long prescribed. www.economist.com/china/2026/0...economist.comThere are 56 ethnicities in China—and 55 are getting squashedChina wants its minorities decorative, but not distinct 165
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 10/03/2026"By restricting minority language education for most subjects, the new law ensures that "Uyghurs, Tibetans & Mongolians will no longer be entitled to use their native languages for subjects in schools and universities. Instead, they will be forced to use Mandarin Chinese" www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comWhy is China set to approve a new law promoting 'ethnic unity'?A law that could threaten the rights of minority groups is a sign of the direction Xi is taking China. 197
Reposted by ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran BayarlkhagvaMilk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Then @sophiedrich.bsky.social writes in @thediplomat.com about the changes to law in China around languages that continue the process of erasing minority languages such as Tibetan, Mongolian & Uyghur (The tags #MilkTeaAlliance #savemongolianlanguage appeared together a few times over the years) 16/thediplomat.comChina’s Erasure of Ethnic Minority LanguagesChina’s linguistic assimilation campaign continues to advance. 173
ᠮᠥᠩᠬᠡ ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ / Münkhnaran Bayarlkhagva @morientalist.bsky.social · 03/03/2026If the Iraq war gave CCP a chance to ride the bandwagon w/ Bush & Co & crush Uighur dissent under the "terrorism" pre-text, the new regional war in Middle East is apparently giving Beijing another opportunity to finish the cultural genocide of minorities including Mongols. www.ft.com/content/94be...ft.comChina prepares landmark law curtailing minority language rightsBill to ‘promote ethnic unity’ by mandating Mandarin use would hasten decline of other cultures, critics say 132