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Are French Scholars Really ‘Mad Hyenas?’

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Are French Scholars Really ‘Mad Hyenas?’
A view shows the deserted Champs Elysees avenue leading up to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, on Dec. 15, 2020. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Chin Jin
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The Chinese ambassador in France has called French scholar Antoine Bondaz a “small-time thug” and “mad hyena” on Twitter in response to criticism about its human rights record.

Chin Jin
Chin Jin
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Australia-based Dr. Chin Jin is the global chair of the Federation for a Democratic China. The group advocates for the democratization of China through opposition to the Communist Party and support for human rights. It was founded following the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests. Chin himself experienced first-hand the tragedies of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
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