China University
China (03/05)
The death of Hu Yaobang on April 15, 1989, coupled with growing economic hardship caused by high inflation, provided the backdrop for a large-scale protest movement by students, intellectuals, and other parts of a disaffected urban population. University students and other citizens camped out in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mourn Hu's death and to protest against those who would slow reform. Their protests, which grew despite government efforts to contain them, called for an end to official corruption and for defense of freedoms guaranteed by the Chinese constitution. Protests also spread to many other cities, including Shanghai, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. ... [Read More]
China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
Tibet University was established to train Tibetan teachers for the local educational system. Ethnic Tibetans resented the fact that Han representation in the student body and faculty far exceeded their proportion of the total TAR population. Although Tibetans were given admission preference, Han Chinese students frequently gained admission because they scored higher on admission exams due to stronger Chinese-language skills and educational backgrounds. Authorities reportedly required professors, particularly those from Tibet University's Tibetan Language Department, which was viewed as a potential source of dissent, to attend political education sessions and limited course studies and materials in an effort to prevent separatist political and religious activity on campus. Many ancient or religious texts were banned from the curriculum for political reasons. ... [Read More]
China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
While the gap in the education levels of men and women was narrowing, men continued to constitute a disproportionate number of the relatively small percentage of the population that received a university-level education. According to figures released by the All-China Women's Federation, in 2002 women made up 44.0 percent of university students and 46.7 percent of all high school students. However, women with advanced degrees reported an increase in discrimination in the hiring process as the job distribution system opened up and became more competitive and market driven. According to Government statistics, 98.5 percent of girls nationwide were enrolled in elementary school, but it was widely believed that the proportion of girls attending school in rural areas was far smaller than in cities. ... [Read More]
The American Studies Collection – Study of the U.S.
Babes-Bolyai University, ... Aristotle University, ... University of World Economy and Diplomacy ... [Read More]
China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)
The Government did not respect academic freedom and continued to impose ideological controls on political discourse at colleges, universities, and research institutes. Scholars and researchers reported varying degrees of control regarding issues they could examine and conclusions they could draw. For example, several professors were warned against calling for abolition of reeducation through labor. In March, Beijing University professor Jiao Guobiao published a criticism of Chinese censorship, listing his "14 Evils of the Central Propaganda Department." In August, his university threatened him with dismissal and indefinitely suspended him from teaching. Guangxi Normal University Professor Chen Qin reportedly suffered a stroke in July while being interrogated by security officials concerning his on-line essays criticizing political and social institutions. Scholar Xu Zerong remained in prison for "illegally providing state secrets" by sending sensitive reference materi ... [Read More]
2004–2005 Fulbright Awards – Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Pennsylvania State University, University Park ... Pennsylvania State University, University Park ... Rice University ... [Read More]
Remarks at Sophia University
In our Pacific community, we can assure basic security, we can reach out to achieve our other goals, of greater opportunity and greater freedom.We can do this because we know what works: economic openness, political openness, and our commitment to global standards that reinforce that openness work. Economic openness supports the aspirations of our people, and their prosperity and redoubles their devotion to political openness and to freedom. Ultimately, a society’s material well-being cannot be separated from its political virtue. Our Pacific prosperity relies on trust and a growing understanding of economic best practices. From time to time, however, trade disputes do arise among us. The latest, of course, is about Japanese imports of American beef products. The time has come to solve this problem. I want to assure you: American beef is safe, and we care deeply about the safety of food for the people of the world, for the American people, ... [Read More]
China, United States Share Long History of Science Cooperation - US Department of State
At the U.S.-China Policy Foundation (USCPF) in Washington, Wang Chi, professor of U.S.-China relations and modern China at Georgetown University and foundation co-chair, called U.S.-Chinese cooperation a success story. ... [Read More]
China (Includes Hong Kong and Macau)
The Basic Law provides for academic freedom, and the Government respects that freedom in practice. There is independent research, a wide range of opinions, and lively debate on campuses. The Hong Kong University-based pollster, whose allegations in 2000 that the Government had pressured him to stop conducting polls on the Chief Executive's declining popularity, and led to the resignations of two senior University officials, continued his polling work unrestricted. However, the academic no longer issued public releases to announce his poll results but rather posted them on a Web site. As of September, a University task force set up to monitor academic freedom on the campus in the wake of the controversy had received no substantive reports of infringements; however, a university-appointed Commission set up in 2000 to review the controversy found the pollster's allegations were credible. ... [Read More]
Strong Cooperation Supports U.S.-China Ties, State's Larson Says - US Department of State
I also hope to hear what you, the younger generation of China, think, because you are your country's future. When I was about your age, I was finishing up my studies in economics at the University of Iowa. This month the state of Iowa frequently appears on the schedules of President Bush and his challenger, Senator Kerry. In our presidential election, Iowa is a "battleground state" where almost equal numbers of citizens support President Bush as Senator Kerry. ... Good evening. Thank you, Professor Lin, for that kind introduction. It is a great pleasure for me to speak to the students and faculty of Beijing University, one of China's most prestigious institutions of higher learning. ... [Read More]
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