Beijing to enforce new ethnic unity law with overseas reach

The law has drawn objections from Taiwan, U.N. human rights experts and advocacy groups over concerns it could be used against overseas activism.

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The Chinese government will begin enforcing a new ethnic unity law on July 1 that allows authorities to pursue individuals and organizations outside the country for acts it says “undermine ethnic unity or promote separatism.”

Officials say the measure is consistent with international legal principles and international pract…