China: Minority Exclusion, Marginalization and Rising Tensions

When the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China announced its plans for building a harmonious
socialist society in 2006, President Hu Jintao said it would be founded on ‘democracy, the rule of law, justice,
sincerity, amity and vitality.’ But a close examination of the realities faced by three minority communities in China tells a different story. Behind the progress, there are brutal civil and political rights violations, with rising levels of exclusion, poverty and social unrest