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Japan has made a historical step 76 years after the end of World War II. On April 21, it officially launched a parliamentary alliance supporting Southern (Inner) Mongolia.
Reaction to China’s Assimilation Policy
The formation of the alliance was triggered by the Chinese government’s abolition of Mongolian language education from fall 2020.
Under the move, schools in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region (IMAR) have been instructed to switch from lessons conducted in Mongolian to teaching in Mandarin.
However, in response, Inner Mongolians living in the region have come together and organized protest movements. There has been support from Mongolia and beyond. Inner Mongolians living in Japan, the U.S., and Europe, have voiced their opposition.