"Ethnic minorities" in China mean the 55 ethnic groups in China,not including Han people.Population of these ethnic groups has had a big increase since the New China established in 1949.China has set up a set of rights protection system for ethnic minorities which consists of laws,regulations and policies.The system mainly includes three aspects in civil rights and political rights protection. Firstly,all citizens have equal rights in the Constitution and laws without any discrimination.Secondly,the ethnic minorities enjoy some special or preferential rights by laws,such as right to use their own languages,right to vote,right to education etc..Thirdly,they have regional autonomy by law.Chinese government also pay attach importance to economic,cultural and social rights of ethnic minorities.They enjoy right to develop their own economy,culture and education,right to be helped by government,right to be supported by other regions.The facts show that China has made a huge progress of protecting the rights of ethnic minorities. <<