Dharamshala, June 28 -- As China's law on "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress" comes into effect from July 1, the Tibetan government-in-exile has denounced what it described as a legal assault on the survival of the Tibetan language, culture, and identity.

The political leader (Sikyong) of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, has expressed serious concerns about the possible repercussions the new law could have for Tibetans, as well as other ethnic minorities inside China.

Tsering, who attended the conference organised by the CTA's research and policy wing, the Tibetan Policy Institute, in New Delhi, said, "To the outside world, the law is presented as a framework for strengthening ethnic solidarity. To Tibetans, howeve...