Academics Urge New Zealand’s Ardern to Stand Firm Against Chinese Regime

New Zealand Prime Minister speaks during a post cabinet press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Oct. 31, 2017. Concerns over reduced academic freedom in universities has been sparked by threats against politics professor Anne-Marie Brady, for publishing a report critical of the Chinese Communist Party. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Academics and civil-society groups have called on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern to send a clear warning to the Chinese Regime—silencing academic voices won’t be tolerated.

The request comes amid reports of intimidation and threats against Anne-Marie Brady, a China critic and Canterbury University politics professor, the ABC reported.