Jamil Anderlini wrote about China’s efforts to advance the “great cause of assimilation” and “ethnic unity” in the country:

• Minority ethnic groups who marry somebody from the dominant Han ethnic majority, will be eligible for an annual bonus of ¥10,000 (US$1,600) for up to five years.
• The policy is targeted at ethnic Uighurs who are predominantly Muslim, from the western region of Xinjiang.
• Those involved in interracial marriages will also be eligible for up to ¥20,000 in medical expenses, and ¥5,000 towards any resulting child’s education.
• Such policies have been tried with some success in Tibet where 8% of Tibetans are in interracial marriages. The corresponding proportion for Uighurs is just 1%.
• The incentives are particularly appealing in a region where the average annual rural income is just ¥7,900.

Read about the incentives, other ways that China is trying to solidify its rule over the Uighurs, and more over here.

Source: Foreign Policy

Via: Marginal Revolution