4/5/2011: The original decision generated a lot of bad press about China’s intentions regarding academic freedom at its Confucius Institutes. From Insidehighered.com:
China Again Recognizes U. of Calgary
China has restored the University of Calgary to the country’s list of accredited universities, a list that many Chinese students rely upon when deciding where to enroll, The Calgary Herald reported. The university disappeared from the list last year, following a visit to the campus by the Dalai Lama.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t find that story about the University of Calgary to be terribly reassuring.
Of even greater concern are reports about developments within the PRC. For example: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110404/wl_asia_afp/chinaartpoliticsrights
And: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_china_blogger
I’d be curious to hear what our China specialists think about the crackdown on dissidents.
Glenn May
More on Ai Weiwei and the crackdown: an interview and an appeal. The interview is astounding.
http://www.aiweiweifilm.org/en/sneak-peak-dan-interviews-ai-weiwei-tomorrow/
http://slought.org/
Glenn May
DO NOT POST: Interesting segment on the KEZI news tonight: http://kezi.com/news/local/209026 Seems somewhat ridiculous that the UO would need to protect the computers “home” from hackers…more like CIO Harris doesn’t want people seeing things inside his fiefdom…