Conference Spokesperson: Guaranteeing the Party's overall leadership over ethnic work through national legislation

The spokesperson for the Fourth Session of the 14th National People’s Congress, Lou Qinjian, stated that based on the historical position of the Party’s ethnic work in the new era, the formulation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress aims to align with the major development trend of the Chinese nation moving from history to the future, from tradition to modernity, and from diversity to unity. Through national legislation, it ensures the Party’s comprehensive leadership over ethnic work, improves the institutional mechanisms to strengthen the sense of community among the Chinese people, supports ethnic regions in accelerating integration into the national development strategy, better safeguards ethnic unity, and protects the legitimate rights and interests of all ethnic groups, further enhancing the cohesion and centripetal force of the Chinese nation. (Xinhua)