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Last week, the American Association of University Professors joined a growing chorus of voices calling on North American universities to rethink their relationship with Confucius Institutes, the state-sponsored Chinese-language programs whose policies critics say are anathema to academic freedom. We asked contributors to discuss the debate. Specifically: the costs and benefits of having a Confucius Institute on a university campus; the economic forces at play; and the role of China in university life more broadly. Update: Several readers have noted with dismay that this Conversation does not include an entry by someone who works for or with a Confucius Institute. We share this concern. We have solicited responses to our original question and to the discussion as it has developed from numerous employees of universities that have Confucius Institutes as well as from people who teach at Confucius Institutes, and people who work with and for Hanban. So far, none of the people ....
Why Read This? Grassroots efforts to protect the environment in China rely heavily on independently printed or electronically transmitted words. But when the voice of an environmental activist such as Liu Futang rubs authorities the wrong way, silence can be quickly enforced. The sudden shutdown of Liu’s microblog, his arrest on charges tied to self-published books, and his recent trial follow a pattern of occasional yet often harsh, authoritarian action against environmentalists involved in locally specific campaigns across the country. The good news is that even small-town environmental conflicts are becoming increasingly visible to the general public nationwide through printed and microblogged words. ....