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    China Wages a New War on Academic Dissent

    Another article via Sheena today as I’m too lazy to find my own articles to post on. Most of the article is the run-of-the-mill china is evil stuff that we all know and love but right at the end our protagonist Jiao Guobiao has some interesting parellels to draw against something that we might relate to a bit more…

    The Chronicle: 6/17/2005: China Wages a New War on Academic Dissent

    During his last days in Beijing, just before he was fired, Mr. Jiao reflected on his own reasons for speaking out, in a coffee shop on the Peking University campus.

    “My career is not as important as this,” he said, his voice rising. “A lot of people can teach, but not many can talk like this, write like this, or express these opinions.”

    He pulled out two Chinese language books on Martin Luther that he had just borrowed from the library. Tapping one book with his finger, he asked why the 16th-century theologian stood up against the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

    “It’s the same logic,” he said, not waiting for an answer. “Some people can accept such things, and some can’t. I’m the type who can’t accept.

    “I want to write, speak out, and criticize.”

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    Posted: July 13th, 2005 under Social Justice.
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