Yuan Weishi

Press freedom is gaining momentum on mainland, says outspoken academic – Kristine Kwok

The South China Morning Post reports on a talk by mainland philosophy professor Yuan Weishi, whose essay about Chinese history was cited by the government in their decision to close down Freezing Point Weekly: Speaking avidly about how China should learn from mistakes in history — a balanced account not distorted by the authorities — […]

Professor hits back at critics on the Internet – Vivian Wu

From the South China Morning Post, via Asia Media (link): A Guangzhou professor attacked in print last month over his call for “an objective attitude to history” has hit back at critics in a 15,000-word article circulated on the internet. Yuan Weishi’s article was put online last night by Li Datong, the sacked editor of […]

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