Leaked Document Reveals Informant Culture on China’s Campuses

Leaked Document Reveals Informant Culture on China’s Campuses
Students at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology graduation ceremony in a sports stadium in Wuhan City, in China's central Hubei Province, on June 20, 2017. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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A leaked document circulating on the Chinese internet recently demonstrates how the Chinese Communist Party stifles dissent in academia and encourages Chinese citizens to inform on each other.
The document, a letter addressed from the Party organization of the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, to China’s Ministry of Education, described an incident involving a faculty member.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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