Tag: Peking University

Unhappy Guangdong Journalists Protest New Year Meddling

Wang Yang, father of the “Happy” Guangdong Model and formerly mooted counterweight to Bo Xilai, was last month replaced as Guangdong Party chief by rising star Hu Chunhua. Having failed to win a seat on the reduced 7-man Politburo Standing Committee in November, Wang is now widely expected to become a vice premier in the spring. On New Year’s Day, at the South China Morning Post and on his own blog, Chang Ping argued that despite Wang’s reformist reputation,

January 5, 2013 4:53 AM

In Beijing, Michelle Obama Lauds Universal Rights

While First Lady Michelle Obama’s trip to China has largely steered clear of politics, she gently called for respect for universal rights

March 21, 2014 11:03 PM

Email Suggests Xia Yeliang Was Fired for Political Views

After colleagues voted to expel economics professor Xia Yeliang from his post at Peking University last year, conflicting testimonials on the

January 8, 2014 11:40 AM

Do Students No Longer Care About Free Speech?

In the wake of the controversy over Peking University’s firing of economics professor Xia Yeliang, Helen Gao writes for Prospect Magazine

November 19, 2013 1:07 PM

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