Chinese authorities have detained Xu Zhangrun, a law professor on Monday. According to Zhangrun's friends, the professor published a few essays criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power.&nbsp;

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/china-warns-canada-of-consequences-over-hong-kong-interference-311066" hreflang="en">China warns Canada of 'consequences' over Hong Kong interference</a>

Chinese freedom of expression has always been tightly controlled by the Communist Party, but that grip has become suffocating under Xi.

Zhagrun has been a rare outspoken critic in the heavily censored country and has criticised the communist regime. He was taken from his home in suburban Beijing by over 20 men, one of his friends said on condition of anonymity.

In February, Xu published an essay criticising the culture of deception and censorship fostered by Xi for the spread of the coronavirus in China.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/hong-court-denied-bail-to-first-man-charged-under-beijings-security-law-matter-adjourned-till-october-311065" hreflang="en">Hong Court denied bail to first man charged under Beijing's security law; matter adjourned till October</a>

He wrote that China's "leader system is itself destroying the structure of governance". He went on to add that the chaos in the virus epicentre of Hubei province reflected systemic problems in the Chinese state. Xu's essay was posted on foreign websites.&nbsp;

Xu is a law professor at Tsinghua University, which is considered as one of the top universities in China. He even spoke against the abolition of presidential term limits in 2018 in an essay that circulated online.&nbsp;

One of Xu's friend on Monday said that the police had called Xu's wife to inform that the professor was arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution in the southwestern city of Chengdu.

Xu did visit Chengdu previous winter along with several Chinese scholars but it is unclear if the trip is related to the arrest. But according to his friend these allegations were &nbsp;"ridiculous and shameless".

Xu was placed under home arrest last week, the friend said.

An online petition was signed in 2019 by hundreds of alumni and academics from around the world after he was reportedly barred Xu from teaching and conducting. &nbsp;

Chinese authorities have detained Xu Zhangrun, a law professor on Monday. According to Zhangrun's friends, the professor published a few essays criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power.

Chinese authorities have detained Xu Zhangrun, a law professor on Monday. According to Zhangrun's friends, the professor published a few essays criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power. Also read: China warns Canada of 'consequences' over Hong Kong interference Chinese freedom of expression has always been tightly controlled by the Communist Party, but that grip has become suffocating under Xi. Zhagrun has been a rare outspoken critic in the heavily censored country and has criticised the communist regime. He was taken from his home in suburban Beijing by over 20 men, one of his friends said on condition of anonymity. In February, Xu published an essay criticising the culture of deception and censorship fostered by Xi for the spread of the coronavirus in China. Also read: Hong Court denied bail to first man charged under Beijing's security law; matter adjourned till October He wrote that China's "leader system is itself destroying the structure of governance". He went on to add that the chaos in the virus epicentre of Hubei province reflected systemic problems in the Chinese state. Xu's essay was posted on foreign websites. Xu is a law professor at Tsinghua University, which is considered as one of the top universities in China. He even spoke against the abolition of presidential term limits in 2018 in an essay that circulated online. One of Xu's friend on Monday said that the police had called Xu's wife to inform that the professor was arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution in the southwestern city of Chengdu. Xu did visit Chengdu previous winter along with several Chinese scholars but it is unclear if the trip is related to the arrest. But according to his friend these allegations were "ridiculous and shameless". Xu was placed under home arrest last week, the friend said. An online petition was signed in 2019 by hundreds of alumni and academics from around the world after he was reportedly barred Xu from teaching and conducting.

China detains law professor for criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic

Global Times is said to overemphasise every little perceived success of Beijing & justify all crimes committed by the Chinese regime. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a crash-course on this Chinese mouthpiece.

Gravitas: Global Times | The story of China's propaganda mouthpiece

The abrasiveness of China's diplomatic missions is only increasing. Chinese diplomats are bullying and abusing anyone who criticizes their regime. First, it was the Chinese envoy to Nepal. Then the consul general of Kolkata and now the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka is trying to enforce the dragon's will and narrative. Its actions and words are typical of other Chinese missions as they fall far beyond the scope of diplomatic ambit.

So much so that Twitter decided to temporarily suspend the account of the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka.

The Chinese embassy in Colombo had an unverified Twitter handle and not many knew about its official status. But this account was repeatedly being accused of using undiplomatic language. It constantly engaged in a heated war of words with several twitter users and trolls...

A few days back, one user asserted that the 'low-class Chinese authoritarianism' had become a curse to the world and the Twitter handle responded&nbsp;'total deaths in china are 3,334 till today, much smaller than your western 'high class' governments. Who are cursed?'

Twitter assumed this was a parody account for its use of unparliamentary language. However, it decided to suspend the account. Afterall, which diplomatic mission speaks like this. Only that they were mistaken. This was indeed the official Twitter account. The Chinese embassy made a &nbsp;'solemn' request for clarification.

It claims that Twitter apologized for its 'systematic mistake' and unsuspended the embassy's account. But it did not&nbsp;end there. Today this embassy decided to preach on Twitter about freedom of speech and following rules. It tweeted 'We believe...If twitter could follow the laws and rules of China... The market might also be opened to them'

Meanwhile, for the third time, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi has slammed 'certain Indian media' for not believing them. They say that Indian media is ignoring the facts that China 'officially released'. They hope that this 'certain media' discards ideological prejudice. And does not ignore 'tinted glasses' the precious time China bought for an international response.&nbsp;

The virus knows no borders. Neither does the dragon's domineering. From corrupting journalists with money to&nbsp;targeting them for not telling the China story well, Beijing is going all out in rewriting the narrative of this pandemic.

The abrasiveness of China's diplomatic missions is only increasing. Chinese diplomats are bullying and abusing anyone who criticizes their regime. First, it was the Chinese envoy to Nepal.

The abrasiveness of China's diplomatic missions is only increasing. Chinese diplomats are bullying and abusing anyone who criticizes their regime. First, it was the Chinese envoy to Nepal. Then the consul general of Kolkata and now the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka is trying to enforce the dragon's will and narrative. Its actions and words are typical of other Chinese missions as they fall far beyond the scope of diplomatic ambit. So much so that Twitter decided to temporarily suspend the account of the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka. The Chinese embassy in Colombo had an unverified Twitter handle and not many knew about its official status. But this account was repeatedly being accused of using undiplomatic language. It constantly engaged in a heated war of words with several twitter users and trolls... A few days back, one user asserted that the 'low-class Chinese authoritarianism' had become a curse to the world and the Twitter handle responded 'total deaths in china are 3,334 till today, much smaller than your western 'high class' governments. Who are cursed?' Twitter assumed this was a parody account for its use of unparliamentary language. However, it decided to suspend the account. Afterall, which diplomatic mission speaks like this. Only that they were mistaken. This was indeed the official Twitter account. The Chinese embassy made a 'solemn' request for clarification. It claims that Twitter apologized for its 'systematic mistake' and unsuspended the embassy's account. But it did not end there. Today this embassy decided to preach on Twitter about freedom of speech and following rules. It tweeted 'We believe...If twitter could follow the laws and rules of China... The market might also be opened to them' Meanwhile, for the third time, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi has slammed 'certain Indian media' for not believing them. They say that Indian media is ignoring the facts that China 'officially released'. They hope that this 'certain media' discards ideological prejudice. And does not ignore 'tinted glasses' the precious time China bought for an international response. The virus knows no borders. Neither does the dragon's domineering. From corrupting journalists with money to targeting them for not telling the China story well, Beijing is going all out in rewriting the narrative of this pandemic.

Here is why Chinese diplomats bully and abuse anyone criticises their regime

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China detains law professor for criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic

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Here is why Chinese diplomats bully and abuse anyone criticises their regime