In Latest Act of Censorship, Beijing Shuts Down Liberal Think Tank

In Latest Act of Censorship, Beijing Shuts Down Liberal Think Tank
A man walks past the entrance to a construction site in Beijing on Feb. 11, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Beijing is shutting down a private Chinese think tank known for its liberal views on China’s economic policies.

Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics, in an Aug. 26 statement published on its website, stated that it has ceased all activities under the institute’s name and stopped updating its website, after it received two separate letters from municipal authorities in early July.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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