Third, the principle of regional autonomy of ethnic minorities.
China has instituted a system of regional autonomy in minority areas.
The Program for the Implementation of Ethnic Regional Autonomy of the People's Republic of China, issued on August 8, 1952, embodied overall arrangements for the implementation of regional autonomy for national minorities.
In places where there is a high concentration of minority nationality people, regional autonomy is in practice.
The policy of regional autonomy agrees with the national principle that each ethnic group must be equal and with the national unification of law.
Moreover, he put forward a lot of valuable Suggestions on issues about regional autonomy systems, which in return produced a substantial effect on the system at the time.
According to the relevant laws, among the chairman or vice-chairmen of the standing committee of the people's congress of an autonomous area there must be one or more citizens of the ethnic group or groups exercising regional autonomy in the area concerned.
Second, regional autonomy for ethnic minorities in China is not only ethnic autonomy or local autonomy, but is the integration of ethnic and regional factors and the combination of political and economic factors.
New China brought about the system of regional autonomy for national minorities.
When several languages are current, they may mainly adopt the language of the ethnic minority exercising the regional autonomy.
Chief leaders of ethnic autonomous areas are citizens of the ethnic group or groups exercising regional autonomy in the area concerned.
Achieve regional autonomy.
New China brought about the system of regional autonomy for minority nationalities.
To realize regional autonomy and to promote ethnic regional social and economic development is an essential content and safeguard of a harmonious society.
Adhering to scientific development concept should embody in the legal system of the regional autonomy for minority nationalities, as well as embody in actual practice of the system and policy.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a regional autonomy movement arose on rather a large scale.
The system of regional autonomy of ethnic minorities was improved, and the equal rights of ethnic minorities and their right to self-rule in ethnic autonomous areas were safeguarded.
"Since the founding of New China, regional autonomy has been practiced in places where ethnic minorities live in compact communities."
China practices ethnic regional autonomy in areas where minority peoples live in compact communities.
The policy on national regional autonomy carried out in ethnic minorities area is an embodiment of historic development for different nationalities in China.
National regional autonomy would be instituted in Tibet;
