.. they've actually quite some affirmative action in place for native non-Han cultures.
This is primarily to play them off the Han and to not give local independent movements too much of a cause.
But they are actually trying.
Dang. That felt weird.
And oh look, whatabout-ism. What a surprise.
It is entirely consistent for me to be against both, but at least we can discuss the first issue here in a US forum on US servers. Try having this same discussion on a Chinese forum and see how far you get.
Maybe it wouldn't be that hard if China just let go some of the people that are not that into being part of China.
I hear there are some guys and gals in Tibet that have a suggestion in that direction.
It makes me remember how much you would love us all to be silent about the atrocities committed in Tibet and forget about the displaced people.
Not going to comply. :D
Well that was the old minority policy, based on Soviet o'blasts. Relatively hands off autonomous governance with affirmative action privileges. And it failed to stop terrorism and seperatism. So enter a new minority policy of sinicizing / integrating everyone like a US melting pot instead of a Canadian salad bowl. It’s the alternative, and it’s mostly working on the ground.
As for the big question:
>How long do I have to go on before you decide the price is too high
Start with understanding the list of western grievances =/= PRC grievances. Apart from Tiananmen, your list is basically populist repression the average Chinese supports. PRC repressing less than 1% of population to control restitive territories that constitutes ~50% of PRC land mass while essentially stopping terrorism and seperatism is very easy political calculus. The reality is most countries repress more people, especially minorities to ensure security and serenity. This isn't whataboutism, it's important to understand from CCP perspective current repression isn't remotely a high price to pay. Rather the opposite, cracking down on groups who have been historically "ungrateful" about their "privileges" are populist moves.