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This chapter summarises the major findings of this book. Differences of ethnicity occur within the group, and cadres of different generations demonstrate different orientations towards the expression of ethnicity. Ethnopolitics in China has a profound influence in shaping Yi ethnicity, but it does not always lead to a politicised identity. Collective memory and emotion, counter-discourse and new interpretations of identity can be observed within the group, which clearly shows the fluidity and situational characteristics of ethnicity. Chinese ethnic issues are complicated: there are problems with politicising ethnicity as well as “ethnicising” social problems. The discussions of ethnopolitics, modernity and ethnicity will continue.
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In particular, the advanced treatment of HIV/AIDS. Some cadres revealed that, technically speaking, Liangshan has been quite successful in preventing the mother-to-child transmission of HIV, but its efforts were sometimes in vain because of some old traditions and the pressure that the clans put on pregnant women. One cadre told a story of a Yi mother in Dechang County who was diagnosed with HIV. With the support and help from the government and the hospital, the woman gave birth to a healthy girl. The doctors had warned her not to breastfeed her daughter, but all the relatives from her clan and her husband’s clan laughed at her for not breastfeeding her own child. She surrendered and breastfed her daughter which led to a tragical result.
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Guo, Z. (2020). Changing Ethnicity. In: Changing Ethnicity. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9491-1_6
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