Academic freedom is paramount for universities. They can do more to protect it from China's interference
- Written by Yun Jiang, Managing Editor, Australian National University
A report from Human Rights Watch released yesterday found students and academics critical of China’s Communist Party are being harassed and intimidated by supporters of Beijing.
Human Rights Watch interviewed 24 pro-democracy students from mainland China and Hong Kong, and 22 academics at Australian universities. In three verified cases,...