Ethnic Mongolians in China protest removal of traditional language in schools

Ethnic Mongolians in China's north have staged rare protests over changes to school curricula that remove the 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 the Chinese-administered Inner Mongolia region require elementary and secondary school subjects, including history, politics and language, to be taught in Mandarin, beginning Sept 1...