Dungeness
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I nver understood this concept. Why not just use Xinjiang as Xinjiang why add autonomous region? Tibet should just be Western Frontier or Western China.
Yanbi should just be Yanbi, not Korean autonomous region. @TaiShang @Martian2 et al, what is the reason for this stupid naming scheme? By doing so it never unite Chinese. That is why I like American ideology such that when you are born in America you are American and not ethnic minority Chinese, Japanese, Indian, etc. It brings more cohesion.
What's this bs about recognizing 56 ethnic minority group?![]()
There was time in modern Chinese history, that the new government of CCP, had to either use force to conquer or promise "autonomous status" to persuade ethnic minorities, that had never been fully under control of Han Chinese historically, to be part of PRC. It was right thing to do to avoid bloodshed, and it should be lifted now.
It is a legacy of the civil war. The communists wanted as much support as they can, and to gain legitimacy in the eyes of not only domestic people, but international people. All these administrative divisions were created under Mao. And I agree that they have outlived their usefulness.
I would say Guangxi Zhuang Zu Autonomous Region should be the first to lift its "autonomous" status, and I don't anticipate any meaningful resistance from there, based on what I know about the people there.
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