# ethnic minorities
Latest news and articles about ethnic minorities
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Jilin’s Winter Drive: How a Northeastern City Recruited Its Next Cohort for the PLA
Jilin City completed its 2026 first-half recruitment drive by combining winter-tourism publicity, house-to-house outreach and strict medical screening to select a politically reliable, physically fit cohort for PLA service. The campaign emphasized personal sacrifice, ethnic inclusion and party commitment, signaling how local governments mobilize social resources to meet national defence needs.
Drums, Dragon Dances and Red Sashes: China’s Local Spectacles Behind the 2026 Recruit Send‑Offs
Across several Chinese provinces, elaborate local ceremonies marked the 2026 spring enlistment, combining folk performances, family send‑offs, and patriotic rituals. These spectacles are designed to normalise military service, integrate diverse communities into national narratives and sustain enlistment pipelines for a modernising PLA.