Economics
China’s Crackdown on Dissent Claims Free-Market Think Tank
- Unirule Institute to disband after years of state pressure
- Organization was rare venue for independent economic analysis
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One of China’s most prominent independent think tanks will cease operations after years of attempts by government officials to silence it.
The Unirule Institute of Economics, which advocated free-market economic theories and is well known in U.S. academic circles, has decided to shut down after district officials in Beijing declared that it was operating without authorization, the organization said in a statement dated Aug. 26. Although Unirule said it intends to fight the government determinations, it will nonetheless halt its activities and stop updating its website apart from notices relevant to the winding-down process.