INQUIRER.net: Top Chinese university expels outspoken economist

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Top Chinese university expels outspoken economist Oct 19th 2013, 04:15 BEIJING — An elite Chinese university has decided to expel an outspoken economist who champions free speech and the rule of law, a move critics say underscores the Communist Party's intolerance for discussion of democratic values that it believes threatens its legitimacy. A 34-member faculty committee at Peking University's School of Economics voted last week to dismiss Professor Xia Yeliang by a 30-3 vote, with one abstention, in a closed session from which he was excluded, Xia told The Associated Press on Friday after being notified of the decision. Calls to the university rang unanswered. "I am angry inside, but I must face it with composure," said Xia, who will remain employe... Keep on reading: Top Chinese university expels outspoken economist Media files: china-map.jpg (image/jpeg)

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