“[The sanctions against Merics] should be taken into consideration by all the universities and think tanks that are co-financed by the Chinese state through Confucius Institutes or Chinese companies”
The Foreign Policy Coordinator of the European People's Party is right /1
The Foreign Policy Coordinator of the European People's Party is right /1
“‘Academic freedom is for all or none,’ [Michael Gahler] said. ‘Those who engage in appeasement are also responsible.’”
I agree with Gahler. Universities will have to wean themselves off from Chinese party-state funding, as it induces self-censorship /2
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I agree with Gahler. Universities will have to wean themselves off from Chinese party-state funding, as it induces self-censorship /2
voanews.com/east-asia-paci…
I have argued in @ForeignPolicy in 2019 that universities can’t handle Confucius Institutes responsibly and that the state should step in /3
foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/15/con…
foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/15/con…
Whether it is the influence of big money on our election-driven democracies or funding from the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese companies for Western universities: we need to reduce the corrosive effects of financialisation and marketisation of public goods. Time to act /End
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