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 | | It states that China is multinational, that minorities and Han have the same origins, etc. In the second and more insidious mode, language preempts certain vocabulary terms and phrases, precluding the possibility of saying anything against the idea of unity. |
 | | The constitution also states that all Ãñxå are equal, and that all have the right to use their own language in education and administration, and to practice their customs, as long as these customs do not interfere with socialism or with modernization. |
 | | Thus the Chinese state is not overwhelmingly legitimate in these areas, and could never be as long as it was ruled from Beijing, had mostly Han personnel at the national level, and used Chinese as its language of administration, propaganda, and media. |
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