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  • Skull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nltoWorld News@beehaw.org•Three universities in North America and Europe turned down a bust to a Chinese human rights activist before it went to Ireland
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    2 months ago

    Obviously China’s meddling with academic discourse is troubling, but what universities accept busts for random political activists? I don’t think I’ve ever seen any bust in universities that weren’t of people of great importance to the university itself.

    I also completely get universities not wanting to deal with the anger and outrage of nationalist Chinese expats. They can get real angry when you go against Chinese propaganda, probably a result of many years of brainwashing by the Chinese government in their youth. It just takes one weirdo to deface a statue and suddenly you’re in the middle of a massive controversy and need to either file charges (and deal with angry Chinese people) or not (and deal with angry people opposing China’s dictatorial regime).

    I’m anti-CCP but that doesn’t mean I’ll accept a bust it a Chinese human rights activist.