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To implement the guidelines and policies of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on ethnic affairs, act as adviser and assistant for the CPC Central Committee and the State Council in respect of ethnic affairs; |
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To study and put forward guidelines, policies and development strategies in respect of ethnic affairs, formulate state laws and regulations regarding the administration of ethnic affairs and improve the national ethnic law system; |
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To organize the investigation and study on ethnic theories, policies, problems and other major issues, conduct publicity and education on ethnic policies and laws and supervise their implementation; to organize the study on state ethnic policies and issues; |
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To supervise the implementation and improvement of ethnic regional autonomy system, supervise and handle the safeguard of the rights and interests of ethnic minorities, and organize and guide the decade-anniversary celebration activities by the ethnic autonomous regions; |
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To study and formulate the principles and methods for coordinating ethnic relations, promoting equality and unity, mutual assistance and cooperation between various ethnic groups, coordinate major issues in handling ethnic relations and safeguard social stability and state unification; to organize and undertake the honoring activities of national unity and progress; |
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To organize the investigation and study on human rights status of ethnic minorities, the women and children status and the status of ethnic minorities residing scattered and intermingled around the country and coordinate with related departments in formulating the Human Rights Convention report to the UN on the human rights of ethnic minorities of our country; |
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To analyze the functioning of economies and economic development programs of ethnic regions, study and put forward special policies and measures for the economic development of ethnic regions; to organize the investigation and research on the major development issues of ethnic minority economies in respect of animal husbandry, border areas and impoverished areas, and coordinate and undertake the poverty alleviation of ethnic regions; to organize and coordinate the science and technology development of ethnic regions, economic and technical cooperation through partnership assistance as well as ethnic trade and production of goods specially needed by individual ethnic groups; |
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To study the special ethnic minority issues of in respect of culture, arts, sanitation, sports, press and publication and bring forward related opinions, and handle related affairs under the guidance of related state guidelines and policies; |
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To administrate the languages of ethnic minorities, guide the translation and publication of ethnic minority languages and the collection, collation and publication of ancient ethnic books; |
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To study the issue of the ethnic education reform and bring forward opinions and suggestions accordingly, assist in the solution of special difficulties in the ethnic educations, and coordinate with education departments in undertaking the education assistance and state ethnic education support to the ethnic regions under the overall panning and guidance of the state education departments; |
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To guide the operation of ethnic affairs of the government institutions, strengthen relations withthe local ethnic autonomous regions, organize and receive the ethnic minority people for learning, visits and studies; |
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To liaise with ethnic minority cadres, assist related departments in ensuring the training, education and utilization of ethnic minority cadres; to be responsible for the personnel affairs and institution establishments as well as the party-masses relationships; |
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To organize and coordinate the external exchanges and cooperation regarding ethnic affairs, assist in conducting the ethnic minority publicity to the outside, handle affairs related to Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan region, and handle matters concerning ethnic minority compatriots who returned to China for visiting relatives, sightseeing, and settlement. |
