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CIP rejects Pingpu status claim

PASSING THE BUCK? A statement from the Council of Indigenous Peoples said it sympathized with the Pingpu, but making up for injustices was not its responsibility

By Loa Iok-sin  /  STAFF REPORTER

“Some Pingpu may have worked with the Han during history, but they were forced to do so — they didn’t have a choice,” Wang said. “The CIP should be more open-minded about what the Pingpu want.”

“I am an [officially recognized] Aborigine and I welcome my Pingpu brothers and sisters to join us,” he said.

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