China will stick to its major ethnic policies and fine tune them according to changing realities, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission said yesterday, as a white paper on the country's ethnic policy stressing harmony and equality among all ethnic groups was released.

The paper, the third of its kind and released by the State Council Information Office, reviewed the country's ethnic issues, government policies over the past six decades and the economic, social and cultural progress in ethnic minority regions.

It said the Chinese government has upheld regional ethnic autonomy and made great strides in those areas.