Xu Zhangrun has questioned the personality cult surrounding Xi Jinping and the decision to scrap the term limit on the Chinese presidency. Photo: Sohu Xu Zhangrun has questioned the personality cult surrounding Xi Jinping and the decision to scrap the term limit on the Chinese presidency. Photo: Sohu
Xu Zhangrun has questioned the personality cult surrounding Xi Jinping and the decision to scrap the term limit on the Chinese presidency. Photo: Sohu

Human rights in China

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Tsinghua University suspends Xu Zhangrun, Chinese law professor who criticised Xi Jinping

  • Xu Zhangrun has been placed under investigation by the university after he wrote several articles that were critical of political and social issues in China
  • His friends and colleagues have called on Tsinghua to explain its decision

Topic |   Human rights in China
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Echo Xie and Su Xinqi

Updated: 10:54pm, 27 Mar, 2019

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Xu Zhangrun has questioned the personality cult surrounding Xi Jinping and the decision to scrap the term limit on the Chinese presidency. Photo: Sohu Xu Zhangrun has questioned the personality cult surrounding Xi Jinping and the decision to scrap the term limit on the Chinese presidency. Photo: Sohu
Xu Zhangrun has questioned the personality cult surrounding Xi Jinping and the decision to scrap the term limit on the Chinese presidency. Photo: Sohu
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