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US universities seek ways to protect students and faculty from being prosecuted by Chinese authorities

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Tags: education.higher, china, usa, universities, national security law, students.international, author.eric chang, source.taiwannews, short read
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3991148

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Title
China's Hong Kong national security law affects US colleges | Taiwan News
Authors
Taiwan News
Published
Aug 20 2020
Word count
399 words

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  1. skybrian
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    From the article: I haven't read it since it's paywalled, but the Wall Street Journal article is here.

    From the article:

    According to the Wall Street Journal, classes at some of America’s top universities will now come with a warning for the upcoming school year — "this course may cover material considered politically sensitive by China." Colleges are currently looking into ways to protect students and faculty from being prosecuted by the Chinese authorities.

    Students taking a Chinese political class at Princeton University will resort to codes instead of names on their assignments in order to protect their identities, while an Amherst College professor is mulling anonymous online chats so students can openly express their opinions. Harvard Business School is considering allowing students worried about risks to not participate in talking about topics considered politically sensitive by Beijing.

    With many college students connecting virtually due to the pandemic, the fear is that students logging in from China and Hong Kong could have their classes recorded and used against them by Chinese authorities. About 370,000 Chinese students and around 7,000 from Hong Kong were studying at American universities during the 2018-19 school year, the report stated.

    I haven't read it since it's paywalled, but the Wall Street Journal article is here.

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