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Governing China's Multiethnic Frontiers (Studies on Ethnic Groups in China) (Updated Edition) by Morris Rossabi (Editor) Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-295-98412-0 / 0295984120 ISBN-13: 978-0-295-98412-4 / 9780295984124 Upon coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist government proclaimed that its stance toward ethnic minorities--who comprise approximately eight percent of China's population--differed from that of previous regimes and that it would help preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the fift |