Tibetan sources who spoke to Radio Free Asia linked the closures to the Chinese government’s education policies and its promotion of the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, which took effect on July 1, 2026. They said the shutdowns could further limit opportunities for Tibetan children to learn their mother tongue and cultural traditions.
Well I’m in the US, and we have a sordid history of forcing natives into certain types of schools.
So I’d just be curious to hear about how many Tibetan language schools have been closed specifically, and where all of those people now need to go to learn (that now specifically doesn’t include their culture at all).