Inner Mongolia progress lauded

China will speed up the introduction of supporting laws and regulations for autonomous and self-governing regions to further protect the rights of minority populations, Vice-President Zeng Qinghong said.

"As a fundamental part of China' democracy, Inner Mongolia's great achievements symbolize victories of the Communist Party of China (CPC)'s ethnic policy," Zeng said.

He made the remarks yesterday in Huhhot, capital of northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the first of five province-level autonomous regions established in China. The region celebrated in 60th anniversary yesterday.