Academic independence and freedom of thought are stripped from charters of three institutions, replaced by adherence to Communist Party rule
WSJ -- Philip Wen
China Draws Fire Over Academic Controls
Amendments to the charters of three Chinese universities that place
absolute adherence to Communist Party rule over academic independence have provoked heated online debate and prompted some prominent academics to raise concerns amid a backdrop of tightening ideological control on China’s campuses.
References to academic independence and freedom of thought were stripped out of the charter of Shanghai’s prestigious Fudan University …. Substituted were references to “serving the governance of the Communist Party” and “dedication to patriotism”
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