March 5, 1999

Measuring Academic Freedom in China Is More Subtle Than Headlines Portray

By TED PLAFKER

For many scholars, some liberties are possible as long as certain topics are avoided

Observed from a distance, the Chinese government's attitude toward dissent and free expression can easily be compared to a pendulum, constantly swinging back and forth along an arc between tolerance and repression. Western governments, relying on the reports of their diplomats and spies, and the Western public, relying on press reports, tend to read

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