The Visual Artists Guild strongly condemns China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law. It is a direct assault on the fundamental rights of freedom of speech, expression, and cultural identity.

 

The forced prioritization of Mandarin over native languages strips ethnic minority artists, writers, and educators of their primary medium of expression. 

 

The law seeks to intimidate international creative communities into silence through fear of legal retaliation, restricted travel, or harassment. 

 

Forcing religious and cultural practices to align with state-defined political doctrines violates the freedom of religion and freedom of conscience making the communists party of China a de facto religious cult. 

Encouraging families and neighbors into informants destroys the safe, private spaces necessary for independent thought and creative growth.

 

The Visual Artists Guild stands in solidarity with affected communities, urging international cultural organizations, human rights advocates, and governments to forcefully reject this codification of state censorship and cultural erasure. 

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