Long live to intellectual freedom

"How Can U.S. Scholars Resist China's Control?

Top American universities are competing to establish themselves in China, with new campuses and research centers springing up quickly. Nearly 40,000 undergraduates from China study in the U.S., more than from any other foreign country.

For many American scholars, this is a boon. Money is flowing, and new research opportunities abound. But for some professors -- especially those who study sensitive topics like Tibet or Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang -- academic freedom cannot be taken for granted. China has stymied the work of numerous scholars or prevented them from entering the country altogether to conduct fieldwork. A recent Bloomberg News article detailed several such cases, and said that the colleges that employ the professors tended to keep quiet.

How do American universities balance their responsibility to defend academic freedom with their need to be engaged with the world's most dynamic economy?"


Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/09/01/can-us-colleges-defend-academic-freedom