Zhang Lun, The New York Times; What Happens When Universities Become ‘Party Strongholds’
[Kip Currier: No matter what one's political leanings and ideology, any human being who values bedrock democratic ideals like free expression and academic freedom should be deeply concerned by the kinds of practices detailed in this New York Times article about China's Orwellian efforts to instill "party strongholds" in higher education classrooms.]
"As China’s economic woes threaten to undermine President Xi Jinping’s
authority, the government has intensified its political control on
campuses. In Mr. Xi’s words, universities should become “party
strongholds.”...
When Western leaders confront China over its intellectual property
rights violations during trade talks, it is important to pressure
Chinese leaders to make academic freedom a mandatory condition for
trade. A little outside pressure is the only hope for change."
Ethically-tangled aspects of 21st century societies and cultures. In the vein of Charles Darwin’s 1859 “entangled bank” metaphor—a complex and evolving digital ecosystem of difference and dependence, where humans, technologies, ethics, law, policy, data, and information converge and diverge. Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Saturday, October 20, 2018
What Happens When Universities Become ‘Party Strongholds’; The New York Times, October 18, 2018
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