China Tells Foreign Law Professors to Prove They’ll Obey Xi
Law school checks to ensure courses adhere to Xi doctrine
China has been curbing academic freedom in recent years
Xi Jinping
Source: Bloomberg
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Bloomberg News
China appears to be requiring foreign law professors to submit their syllabuses to ensure they are following a doctrine President Xi Jinping has been pressing across the nation’s society to cement his control.
James Zimmerman, a media lawyer with law firm Perkins Coie, posted a document on Twitter that he said law professors at a university in Beijing were required to fill out and submit to superiors before classes started.
