Eric's Beijing Diary

In simplest terms, the Rohingya are Muslims in Burma who consider themselves to be indigenous people. The government Considers them Bengali intruders. This all strikes me as an issue that doesn't need to be, but maybe that's because I live in China. Their government of China recognizes 55 minorities in China. It's actually S6 "nationalities," but one of those 56 is the Han, and they, of course, are not a minority. Uyghur