China is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural nation dominated by Han. The current Chinese government recognizes 56 official ethnic groups. Han is the majority group. The rest of the 55 are minorities, who are eligible for special policies such as subsidies for certain foods, special consideration on national college entrance exams and much more lenient birth control policies. According to the latest state census in 2010, 91.51% of the population was of Han nationality, down slightly from 94% in 1953. Ethnic minorities accounted for 8.49% of the population in China, up compared to 6% in 1953. The growth of ethnic minorities, both in number and as a proportion of the Han majority, is largely due to favorable birth control policies. Many minorities are allowed to have two or three children, while a Han couple is only allowed to have one child, sometimes two children.Population of China by ethnic group 1953-2010[4] Census of ethnic groups 1953 census 1982 census 2000 census 2010 censusNumber % Number % Number % Number %Han 547 283 057 93.9 936 703 824 93.3 1 159 400 000 91.59 1 225 932 641 91.5 1Minority groups 35 320 360 6.06 67 233 254 6.7 106.4 30 000 8.41 113 792 211 8.49 Zhuang 6 611 455 1.13 16 178 811 1.28 Manchu 2 418 931 0.42 10 682 263 0.84 Today 3 559 350 0.61 9 816 802 0. 78Miao 2 511 339 0.43 8 940 116 0.71Uighurs 3 640 125 0.62 8 399 393 0.66 Tujia 8 028 133 0.63Yi 3 254 269 0.56 7,762 286 0.61Mongols 1,462,956 0.25 5,813,947 0.46Tibetans 2,775,622 0.48 5,416,021 0.43Buyi 1.24 7,883 0.21 2,971,460 0.23Korean 1,120 40 5 0.19 1,923 842 0.15Others 6,718,025 1.15 20,496,926 1.62Total Mainland China 582,603,417...... middle of paper .... ...bilingual education is implemented in many mainstream schools without any particular ethnic origin. This new model of bilingual education also serves the Chinese government well because it will produce students who are proficient not only in the Mandarin language but also in Mandarin culture. This bilingual education will make China a more integrated society. A more integrated society means more political stability.Bibliography• Dillion, Michael, 2009, Contemporary China- An Introduction, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group• Patten, A and Will Kymlicka, 2003, “Introduction: Language rights and political theory: context, Issues, and Approaches,” Patten, A and Will Kymlicka, eds. Linguistic Rights and Political Theory, Oxford University Press, pp. 1-52.• National Bureau of Statistics of China• Urio, Paolo, Deng's Economic Development Strategy, Routledge, 2010