Chinese Yale students speak out against university president attending NYC event with CCP official
The group of Chinese and Hong Konger students published a letter to university president Peter Salovey in the Yale Daily News expressing their concerns about the April 8 Yale Club US-China Distinguished Colloquium in New York City featuring Chinese consul general Ping Huang.
The students urged Salovey to address"the Chinese government’s human rights violations and the safety concerns about Beijing’s transnational suppression of free speech and academic freedom," and its"impact on the Yale Chinese, Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, and other communities" in order to"foster an open and honest dialogue on ‘the challenges the world faces.’"
Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping addresses a reception celebrating the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in New York, Dec. 12, 2019. "You and your administration remained silent against this attack on the safety of a student and free speech on campus," the Chinese and Hong Konger students wrote."Seeing your involvement in the Colloquium alongside Mr. Huang, we are deeply concerned about Yale’s ability to provide an environment free from fear of censorship or retaliation in our academic activities."
"As Yale students, we value academic exchanges that foster intellectual diversity and collaboration across different nationalities," they continued."However, we caution against the potential misuse of Yale’s academic credentials to condone human rights abuses."HARVARD HOSTS CHINESE OFFICIAL WHO SAID COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA IS 'GREAT PARTY'
"There are lots of lies here fabricated by some people with their own political agenda," Huang said, denying the existence of genocide and internment camps."
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