Editing Sinicization (section)

==Assimilation==
The assimilation policy is a type of [[Chinese nationalism]] aimed at strengthening the [[Chinese identity|Chinese national identity]] (''Zhonghua minzu'') among the population. Proponents believe it will help to develop shared values, pride in being the country's citizen, respect and acceptance towards cultural differences among citizens of China.{{cn|date=July 2023}} Critics argue that assimilation destroys [[ethnic diversity]], [[language diversity]], and [[cultural diversity]]. The historian [[James A. Millward]] has claimed that the People's Republic of China has used the concept of sinicization as a means to obscure Han [[settler colonialism]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millward |first=James A. |author-link=James A. Millward |date=2023-07-25 |title=Sinicisation, the Tribute System and Dynasties |url=https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/sinicisation-tribute-system-and-dynasties |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali |language= |archive-date=2023-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725221042/https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/sinicisation-tribute-system-and-dynasties |url-status=live }}</ref>

In China there are 292 non-Mandarin [[Languages of China|languages]] spoken by native peoples of the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/CN|title=China|website=[[Ethnologue]]|language=en|access-date=2018-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119094726/https://www.ethnologue.com/country/CN|archive-date=2018-11-19|url-status=live}}</ref> There are also a number of [[Immigration to China|immigrant]] languages, such as [[Khmer language|Khmer]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], and English.