Authoritarian!! Have a look at the constitution for any western university and you will find a clause about upholding academic freedom.
But don’t forget the subclauses. One will say ‘subject to commercial needs’. Another will say ‘in accordance with liberal values’. So China is doing exactly the same thing as western universities already do (and which China likely did before this change).
The real problem, which the journalist is too afraid to admit, is that liberals can’t fathom a system of thought that pressuposes the constancy of change:
… including diplomats, executives and writers face pressure to incorporate the broad, often fuzzy tenets of the ideology into their policies and work.
Authoritarian!! Have a look at the constitution for any western university and you will find a clause about upholding academic freedom.
But don’t forget the subclauses. One will say ‘subject to commercial needs’. Another will say ‘in accordance with liberal values’. So China is doing exactly the same thing as western universities already do (and which China likely did before this change).
The real problem, which the journalist is too afraid to admit, is that liberals can’t fathom a system of thought that pressuposes the constancy of change: