Article 1 Definition of Racial Discrimination A.General definition of racial discrimination (a) Race, ethnicity, and group 13. The NHRC considers the discourse on race, ethnicity, and group in the national report to be based on the current constitutional and statutory framework, which is used to identify racial, ethnic, and linguistic minorities in the country and distinguish between the rights and interests of each racial or other group15 without giving either individuals or groups the right to self-identification and self-determination. Some plains indigenous peoples, for example, claim to be government-recognized indigenous peoples, whereas Tibetans do not want to be labeled as an ethnic group in the Greater China region, given their separate national identity. The government’s current regulations link identity with rights, interests and benefits, and fail to respect self-identification and the choice of each group regarding its people and identity. In addition, the definitions of various races, ethnicity, and groups in the national report are unclear; discussion of the protection of rights is scattered across individual chapters under different articles, which makes it difficult to present a comprehensive picture of the implementation of protections for each group and is not conducive to overall assessment. 15 §§3-4 of the national report state that the Constitution clearly stipulates that all races and ethnic groups are equal. Racial and ethnic minorities in the country include the officially recognized indigenous peoples and Mongolian/Tibetan peoples. Linguistic minorities include indigenous peoples, the Hakka people, the Mongolian/Tibetan peoples, new immigrants, migrant workers, and others. It can be observed that the national report primarily relies on the Constitution and existing legal frameworks to identify races and ethnic groups. Whether it is appropriate to use the term “minority” is open to discussion. 14