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“Beware the threat of China”?
Press, students and academics argue over £3.7m professorship set up by
unknown Chinese foundation
A private gift of £3.7m from the mysterious Chong Hua Foundation has
sparked debate about the anonymity of the University's donations and its
relationship with the People's Republic of China. The funds will be used to
create a new chair of Chinese Development at the Centre of Development
Studies in the new Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS).
The University's ethical guidelines on the acceptance of benefactions
prevent it from accepting donations that have arisen from or may encourage
or require violation of human rights conventions, limitation of freedom of
inquiry, or the suppression or falsification of academic research. However,
the lack of information freely available about the Chong Hua Foundation has
led to a considerable amount of scepticism.
Critics have made comparisons between the Chong Hua donation and one of &
pound;1.5m to the London School of Economics by a foundation run by Saif al-
Islam Gaddafi - the subject of the recent Woolf report. Former senior
lecturer at POLIS Tarak Barkawi described Cambridge University's behaviour
as "reckless and simply not good enough".
Of particular concern have been the links between Professor Peter Nolan, who
will occupy the newly created post, and the Chinese premier Wen Jiabao.
Nolan has co-authored several papers and a book with Wen's son-in-law, Liu
Chunhang, after teaching him as a postgraduate and in his position at the
Judge Business School. Nolan also allegedly tutored Wen Ruchun, the premier'
s daughter.
A University spokesperson has asserted that, "Professor Nolan a highly
respected scholar of Chinese Development" and is not under the influence of
the Chinese government.
They also stressed the independence of the Chong Hua Foundation, describing
it as "a private charitable foundation set up by wealthy individuals to
benefit education", whose wish to remain anonymous was "common practice",
adding that the origins of the donations had been fully examined by the
Executive Committee of the University Council.
These claims did not convince Barkawi. "In a dictatorship," he argued, "
there is no such thing as an independent educational foundation."
A POLIS student, who wishes to remain anonymous, acknowledged the "
propagandistic" nature of some donations from the People's Republic, but did
not agree with the "decidedly negative tone" taken in media coverage of
this and other benefactions from China. She pointed to a "knee-jerk reaction
" in the British press, which cautions us to "beware the threat of China".
The student alluded to wider fears about the implications of China's success
for the West, noting that much of the doubt surrounding Prof Nolan's
academic integrity and independence has rested on his "positive view of
China's recent developments" that accepts a "remarkable level of competence"
in the managing of the nation's economy. She rejected these assumptions,
concluding: "You don't have to be an apologist for the ruling regime in
order to hold these views on China".
Alice Moore - Deputy News Editor
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【在 y***u 的大作中提到】
: 刘春航温如春的学费哪里来
: “Beware the threat of China”?
: Press, students and academics argue over £3.7m professorship set up by
: unknown Chinese foundation
: A private gift of £3.7m from the mysterious Chong Hua Foundation has
: sparked debate about the anonymity of the University's donations and its
: relationship with the People's Republic of China. The funds will be used to
: create a new chair of Chinese Development at the Centre of Development
: Studies in the new Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS).
: The University's ethical guidelines on the acceptance of benefactions
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【在 y***u 的大作中提到】
: 刘春航温如春的学费哪里来
: “Beware the threat of China”?
: Press, students and academics argue over £3.7m professorship set up by
: unknown Chinese foundation
: A private gift of £3.7m from the mysterious Chong Hua Foundation has
: sparked debate about the anonymity of the University's donations and its
: relationship with the People's Republic of China. The funds will be used to
: create a new chair of Chinese Development at the Centre of Development
: Studies in the new Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS).
: The University's ethical guidelines on the acceptance of benefactions
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