A Discussion on the Constructiveness of China's Ethnic Minorites and Its Implications—An Investigation Based on the Relevant Research of Ethnic Minorities
Regarding the formation of ethnic minorities in China,there is mainly a debate between"constructiveness"and"originality"in the academic circle at home and abroad.Scholars in China have provided a third interpretation,reflecting interdisciplinary differences.The crux of the problem is how to understand the"constructiveness"of ethnic minorities.The"transformation and reconstruction"of"ethnic groups"in modern times is the transcendence and de-velopment of"fabricating ethnic minorities out of thin air"with the Western construction theory and"ethnic minori-ties have existed in history"with the traditional understanding in the domestic academic circle.Recognizing the con-structiveness of ethnic minorities is not to negate their ethnic history,but to better illustrate the modern evolution and generation process of China's ethnic structure and pattern,learn to understand ethnic phenomena with dynamic think-ing,and better implement the current work of forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation.
Ethnic MinoritesEthnic GroupsThe Constructiveness of Ethnic MinoritesEthnic IdentificationThe Chinese Nation