Chinese Academic Repression Distorts the UK’s China Studies, Survey Finds

China study scholars reported self-censorship and said Chinese students are less likely to discuss sensitive topics in the presence of fellow Chinese.

A graduation ceremony at the University of Suffolk in Ipswich, England, on Oct. 19, 2015. Chris Radburn/PA Wire

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is distorting the UK’s China studies system with widespread influence, interference, and harassment, a survey found.

In a report published on Aug. 3, London-based charity UK-China Transparency (UKCT) stated that it found strong evidence that CCP influence in British universities is “shaping careers and disincentivising certain research and other activity that might be negatively received by the CCP.”