A China News Agency article via sina.com quoted Beijing University President Xu Zhihong saying that a plan to build a golf practice field the size of a soccer field was suspended, due to a outpouring of criticism over the Internet.
The project was razzed by Chinese netizens, who criticized the plan as catering to luxurious lifestyle, Xu admitted. He said that was the key reason why the school authorities put the project to a stop. [Full Text in Chinese]
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