Xu Zhangrun, a professor in China's prestigious Tsinghua University, has been sacked from the post of law professor for speaking against President Xi Jinping's policies.&nbsp;

Xu Zhangrun is one of the few Chinese academics who took on Xi Jinping. A week back, the Chinese police detained Xu Zhangrun only to release him six days later.

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“The coronavirus epidemic has revealed the rotten core of Chinese governance, I can all too easily predict that I will be subjected to new punishments, indeed, this may well even be the last thing I write,” Zhangrun had said as he dared to speak out against Xi Jinping in China which is a crime in the eyes of the Chinese state.

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Xu Zhangrun, an outspoken Chinese law professor of the Tsinghua University, has been formally notified of his removal on Saturday.

Xu Zhangrun gained prominence in 2018 as a critique of Xi Jinping. He blamed the Chinese president of stifling debate. Chinese authorities issued warnings against Xu and he was suspended from the university but he continued to document the growing disquiet within China.

The Tsinghua University, whose famous alumni include President Xi, has been listed as China's number one university by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The notification, dated on Wednesday, was sent to Xu by courier, the report said quoting a friend who requested anonymity for fear of retribution.

The Tsinghua University, where 57-year-old Xu worked for 20 years, said it took the decision after a meeting on July 10.

Xu, a prominent legal scholar, is one of the very few academics to have publicly challenged the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership in recent years in a number of essays published online in China and overseas.

"We have verified that Xu Zhangrun has published many essays since July 2018 and it is a serious violation of the '10 standards of professional conduct for teachers in tertiary institutes in the new era'," the notification read.

The guidelines, issued by the Ministry of Education in 2018, said teachers would be fired or punished if they said or did anything that undermines the authority of the CPC or violated the directions and policies of the party.

Earlier this month, Xu was taken away by Chengdu police from his Beijing home. His wife was later informed that he was arrested for soliciting prostitutes while travelling to the capital of Sichuan province, a claim dismissed by Xu's friends as an attempt to discredit him.

Xu was released last Sunday and he returned home after six days of detention.

In July 2108, Xu published his first criticism of the CPC leadership, which included one of the few public statements opposing the removal of presidential term limits, which allows Xi Jinping to stay in the post after 2023.

Xi, 67, who is also the head of the CPC and the military, is currently in his second term.

All of Xi's predecessors, except party founder Mao Zedong abided by the two-five-year term norm aimed at preventing the perpetuation of one leader rule of the CPC and the country.

The five-year term norm was removed in 2018 by the National People's Congress (NPC), China's Parliament, paving the way for a possible lifelong tenure for Xi at the helm.

Xu was suspended from teaching by Tsinghua in 2019, but he continued to write essays critical of the party leadership.

In February and May, Xu published two lengthy articles, openly criticising the CPC leadership for mishandling the coronavirus.

Using satire and a mixture of modern and classical Chinese, Xu lamented how the country was isolated and how the public were gagged by fear and big data surveillance, the Post report said. 
He also published a number of shorter essays criticizing the Chinese government in recent months.

The university told Xu that if he wanted to appeal against the sacking, he would have to go to the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Education Commission.

(With inputs from PTI)

Xu Zhangrun, a professor in China's prestigious Tsinghua University, has been sacked from the post of law professor for speaking against President Xi Jinping's policies.

Xu Zhangrun, a professor in China's prestigious Tsinghua University, has been sacked from the post of law professor for speaking against President Xi Jinping's policies. Xu Zhangrun is one of the few Chinese academics who took on Xi Jinping. A week back, the Chinese police detained Xu Zhangrun only to release him six days later. Xu Zhangrun: Chinese professor who took on President Xi Jinping “The coronavirus epidemic has revealed the rotten core of Chinese governance, I can all too easily predict that I will be subjected to new punishments, indeed, this may well even be the last thing I write,” Zhangrun had said as he dared to speak out against Xi Jinping in China which is a crime in the eyes of the Chinese state. Xu Zhangrun, an outspoken Chinese law professor of the Tsinghua University, has been formally notified of his removal on Saturday. Xu Zhangrun gained prominence in 2018 as a critique of Xi Jinping. He blamed the Chinese president of stifling debate. Chinese authorities issued warnings against Xu and he was suspended from the university but he continued to document the growing disquiet within China. The Tsinghua University, whose famous alumni include President Xi, has been listed as China's number one university by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The notification, dated on Wednesday, was sent to Xu by courier, the report said quoting a friend who requested anonymity for fear of retribution. The Tsinghua University, where 57-year-old Xu worked for 20 years, said it took the decision after a meeting on July 10. Xu, a prominent legal scholar, is one of the very few academics to have publicly challenged the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership in recent years in a number of essays published online in China and overseas. "We have verified that Xu Zhangrun has published many essays since July 2018 and it is a serious violation of the '10 standards of professional conduct for teachers in tertiary institutes in the new era'," the notification read. The guidelines, issued by the Ministry of Education in 2018, said teachers would be fired or punished if they said or did anything that undermines the authority of the CPC or violated the directions and policies of the party. Earlier this month, Xu was taken away by Chengdu police from his Beijing home. His wife was later informed that he was arrested for soliciting prostitutes while travelling to the capital of Sichuan province, a claim dismissed by Xu's friends as an attempt to discredit him. Xu was released last Sunday and he returned home after six days of detention. In July 2108, Xu published his first criticism of the CPC leadership, which included one of the few public statements opposing the removal of presidential term limits, which allows Xi Jinping to stay in the post after 2023. Xi, 67, who is also the head of the CPC and the military, is currently in his second term. All of Xi's predecessors, except party founder Mao Zedong abided by the two-five-year term norm aimed at preventing the perpetuation of one leader rule of the CPC and the country. The five-year term norm was removed in 2018 by the National People's Congress (NPC), China's Parliament, paving the way for a possible lifelong tenure for Xi at the helm. Xu was suspended from teaching by Tsinghua in 2019, but he continued to write essays critical of the party leadership. In February and May, Xu published two lengthy articles, openly criticising the CPC leadership for mishandling the coronavirus. Using satire and a mixture of modern and classical Chinese, Xu lamented how the country was isolated and how the public were gagged by fear and big data surveillance, the Post report said. He also published a number of shorter essays criticizing the Chinese government in recent months. The university told Xu that if he wanted to appeal against the sacking, he would have to go to the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Education Commission. (With inputs from PTI)

Chinese professor Xu Zhangrun, who took on President Xi Jinping, sacked

Xu Zhangrun, a professor in Beijing is one of the few Chinese academics who took on Xi Jinping. A week back, the Chinese police detained Xu Zhangrun only to release him six days later.

“The coronavirus epidemic has revealed the rotten core of Chinese governance,&nbsp;I can all too easily predict that I&nbsp;will be subjected to new punishments, indeed, this may well even be the last thing I write,”&nbsp;Zhangrun said as he dared to speak out against Xi Jinping in China which is a&nbsp;crime in the eyes of the Chinese state.

The Chinese police showed up at the door of Xu Zhangrun who is&nbsp;a&nbsp;prominent Chinese academic at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

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Xu Zhangrun saw his detention coming and quickly&nbsp;packed few pairs of underwear and a toothbrush in a small bag. He was taken away by Chinese authorities on&nbsp;July 6.

Xu had feared the worst but&nbsp;after his words caught the attention of the world,&nbsp;Chinese authorities released him within a week.

Xu Zhangrun gained prominence in 2018 as a critique of Xi Jinping. He blamed the Chinese president of stifling debate. Chinese authorities issued warnings against Xu and&nbsp;he was suspended from the university but&nbsp;he continued to document the growing disquiet within China.

This essay in Mandarin was the last straw for the Communist Party&nbsp;titled "When fury becomes fear".&nbsp; The essay was translated in English by historian Geremie R Barme.&nbsp;It doesn’t name Xi Jinping&nbsp;but&nbsp;uses arcane terms to take on the supreme leader.

Xu calls Xi Jinping the axle and&nbsp;blames him and the “cabal” that surrounds him for the coronavirus outbreak.

The merciless criticism continues throughout the essay: “The bureaucratic and governance system of China that is now fully on display is one that values the mediocre, the dilatory&nbsp;and the timid. A similar political malaise infects every province and the rot goes right up to Beijing.”

Xu Zhangrun was first placed under house arrest for those words but was quietly released on Sunday. While China hasn’t confirmed his release,f riends of Xu have told the international media that he is back home.

The charges against him were never specified but a report quotes his wife saying that Xu was accused of soliciting prostitution.

China has used similar pretexts in the past to discredit critics of the government.&nbsp;Xu Zhangrun has been released for now&nbsp;but the Communist Party hasn’t stopped censoring criticism and punishing the dissenters.

At least four citizen journalists were detained recently for exposing the failures of China in tackling the coronavirus crisis.

Xu Zhangrun, a professor in Beijing is one of the few Chinese academics who took on Xi Jinping. A week back, the Chinese police detained Xu Zhangrun only to release him six days later.

Xu Zhangrun, a professor in Beijing is one of the few Chinese academics who took on Xi Jinping. A week back, the Chinese police detained Xu Zhangrun only to release him six days later. “The coronavirus epidemic has revealed the rotten core of Chinese governance, I can all too easily predict that I will be subjected to new punishments, indeed, this may well even be the last thing I write,” Zhangrun said as he dared to speak out against Xi Jinping in China which is a crime in the eyes of the Chinese state. The Chinese police showed up at the door of Xu Zhangrun who is a prominent Chinese academic at Beijing’s Tsinghua University. Xu Zhangrun saw his detention coming and quickly packed few pairs of underwear and a toothbrush in a small bag. He was taken away by Chinese authorities on July 6. Xu had feared the worst but after his words caught the attention of the world, Chinese authorities released him within a week. Xu Zhangrun gained prominence in 2018 as a critique of Xi Jinping. He blamed the Chinese president of stifling debate. Chinese authorities issued warnings against Xu and he was suspended from the university but he continued to document the growing disquiet within China. This essay in Mandarin was the last straw for the Communist Party titled "When fury becomes fear". The essay was translated in English by historian Geremie R Barme. It doesn’t name Xi Jinping but uses arcane terms to take on the supreme leader. Xu calls Xi Jinping the axle and blames him and the “cabal” that surrounds him for the coronavirus outbreak. The merciless criticism continues throughout the essay: “The bureaucratic and governance system of China that is now fully on display is one that values the mediocre, the dilatory and the timid. A similar political malaise infects every province and the rot goes right up to Beijing.” Xu Zhangrun was first placed under house arrest for those words but was quietly released on Sunday. While China hasn’t confirmed his release,f riends of Xu have told the international media that he is back home. The charges against him were never specified but a report quotes his wife saying that Xu was accused of soliciting prostitution. China has used similar pretexts in the past to discredit critics of the government. Xu Zhangrun has been released for now but the Communist Party hasn’t stopped censoring criticism and punishing the dissenters. At least four citizen journalists were detained recently for exposing the failures of China in tackling the coronavirus crisis.

Xu Zhangrun: Chinese professor who took on President Xi Jinping

The United States has called for the release of the Chinese professor who was detained in China for criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;

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Chinese authorities had detained Xu Zhangrun, a law professor on Monday for writing essays criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power.

"We are deeply concerned by the PRC's detention of Professor Xu Zhangrun for criticizing Chinese leaders amid tightening ideological controls on university campuses in China," State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus said, referring to the People's Republic of China.

"The PRC must release Xu and uphold its international commitments to respect freedom of expression," she wrote on Twitter.

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In February, Xu published an essay criticising the culture of deception and censorship fostered by Xi for the spread of the coronavirus in China.

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;

US-China ties have been badly affected due to coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump has outright blamed China for their poor COVID-19 response.&nbsp;

The United States has called for the release of the Chinese professor who was detained in China for criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic. Also read: China detains law professor for criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic Chinese authorities had detained Xu Zhangrun, a law professor on Monday for writing essays criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power.

The United States has called for the release of the Chinese professor who was detained in China for criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic. Also read: China detains law professor for criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic Chinese authorities had detained Xu Zhangrun, a law professor on Monday for writing essays criticising President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power. "We are deeply concerned by the PRC's detention of Professor Xu Zhangrun for criticizing Chinese leaders amid tightening ideological controls on university campuses in China," State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus said, referring to the People's Republic of China. "The PRC must release Xu and uphold its international commitments to respect freedom of expression," she wrote on Twitter. We are deeply concerned by the PRC’s detention of Professor Xu Zhangrun for criticizing Chinese leaders amid tightening ideological controls on university campuses in China. The PRC must release Xu and uphold its international commitments to respect freedom of expression. — Morgan Ortagus (@statedeptspox) July 7, 2020 × In February, Xu published an essay criticising the culture of deception and censorship fostered by Xi for the spread of the coronavirus in China. 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. US-China ties have been badly affected due to coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump has outright blamed China for their poor COVID-19 response.

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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.

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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.

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