Cai Xia is a retired professor from the Central Party School. Photo: Handout Cai Xia is a retired professor from the Central Party School. Photo: Handout
Cai Xia is a retired professor from the Central Party School. Photo: Handout
China /  Politics

China’s Communist Party expels outspoken retired professor over speeches

  • Former Central Party School professor loses her pension after making comments with ‘serious political problems’
  • Cai Xia also defended tycoon Ren Zhiqiang, who is facing corruption allegations after criticising the party

Topic |   China’s Communist Party
Jun Mai
Jun Mai in Beijing

Updated: 6:59pm, 20 Aug, 2020

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Cai Xia is a retired professor from the Central Party School. Photo: Handout Cai Xia is a retired professor from the Central Party School. Photo: Handout
Cai Xia is a retired professor from the Central Party School. Photo: Handout

Corrected [6:55am, 20 Aug, 2020]

  • [6:55am, 20 Aug, 2020]

    An earlier version of this article quoted Cai Xia's age as 68. She is 67.

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