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*[[China]] The People's Republic allows non-Han ethnic groups (around 9% of the population) to be exempt from the [[One-child policy]], and there is a quota for minority representatives in the [[National Assembly]] in Beijing, as well as other realms of government.

*[[India]] In order to redress the historic inequity of the [[caste]] system, certain positions in university and government are reserved for the "backward and scheduled castes. A large percentage of Collegiate admissions and government job quotas are reserved for these castes. There have been recent attempts to introduce it into the private job sector and for [[Dalit (outcaste)|untouchablemuslim]]s" minorities.

*[[Malaysia]] The [[bumiputra]] laws are a form of affirmative action meant to provide more opportunity for the majority ethnic [[Malay people|Malay]] population versus the historical financial dominance of the [[Malaysian Chinese]] and [[Malaysian Indian]] populations.