Mongolian anger over language policy

Ethnic Mongolians in China's north have staged rare protests over changes to school curriculums that remove Mongolian language from core subjects, a show of defiance that has led to curfews in some areas, according to an advocacy group.

New guidelines in Inner Mongolia require some elementary and secondary school subjects to be taught in Mandarin beginning this month - a move which students and parents protested outside schools, as they believe the program is part of a wider push by Beijing to wipe out Mongolian culture in the region, the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center said.