Fears mount over detention of academics in China

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‘Unease’ among China scholars as Japan-based academic disappears

Scholars are growing increasingly wary of conducting research on and in China as the country strengthens national security laws

By Helen Packer

22 March

A window from afar: the future of China studies?

Even as Covid travel restrictions are lifted, Xi-era crackdown on freedoms is making on-the-ground research much more difficult

By Pola Lem

7 March

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Is Western academia keeping up with Asia’s rise?

In the third decade of the so-called Asian century, European and North American universities and governments continue to neglect the world’s most populous continent. As Asia grows ever more powerful, this must change, scholars tell Joyce Lau

By Joyce Lau

30 September

Protesters hold signs calling for the release of Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig outside British Columbia Superior Court in March 2019

Overseas scholars increasingly jittery about travel to China

Recent detentions may put a dampener on field research and outreach, even if borders reopen

By Joyce Lau

8 July

Fears mount over detention of academics who travelled to China

Several Chinese academics working overseas have disappeared or been detained on return to homeland as leaders expand national security laws

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