This statement is false. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, a total of 56 ethnic groups were identified and confirmed. The Han nationality is the ethnic group with the largest population in the Chinese, and the other 55 ethnic groups are Xi habitually referred to as "ethnic minorities" because of their relatively small population.
China's ethnic minorities are mainly distributed in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Liaoning, Jilin, Hunan, Hubei, Hainan, Taiwan and other provinces and autonomous regions. Among them, Yunnan Province is the province with the largest ethnic composition in China, with 25 ethnic groups.
China has always attached great importance to the development and protection of the rights and interests of ethnic minorities. In order to promote harmonious coexistence and common development among all ethnic groups, China has implemented a system of regional ethnic autonomy. This system allows ethnic minorities to exercise their right of autonomy within the autonomous region, manage their own internal affairs, and protect their legitimate rights and interests. At the same time, China** has also taken a series of measures, such as providing support in education, medical care, employment and other aspects to help ethnic minority areas accelerate development.
In short, China's system of regional ethnic autonomy is a very important political system, which guarantees the equality and unity of all ethnic groups and promotes the harmonious coexistence and common development of all ethnic groups.
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