Female Professors at Hwanan University of Technology
"Let Us Stand Against Dictatorship and Win Democracy and Freedom"
Reports have emerged that female professors at a Chinese national university have issued a public statement under their real names opposing the Chinese Communist Party.
On the 29th (local time), Taiwan's Liberty Times and Central News Agency reported that two female professors at Hwanan University of Technology in Guangzhou had published an anti-communist statement online, appealing to "the people of China to stand up against dictatorship and fight for democracy and freedom." The statement has managed to bypass online censorship and is spreading overseas. It specifically references the "1989 Tiananmen Incident," a topic considered taboo in modern Chinese history.
Two female professors, Lin Ying and Han Ssangyen, from Hwanan University of Technology recently caused a major controversy by publicly declaring an anti-communist statement under their real names. X
Lin Ying, 63, Dean of the College of Biological Science and Engineering, and Han Ssangyen, 49, a professor at the same college, posted the anti-communist statement under their real names. Titled "A Small Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire," the statement strongly criticizes the Communist Party's dictatorship, human rights abuses, censorship, and historical distortion. In particular, it specifically points out Xi Jinping's prolonged rule, the zero-COVID policy (an extremely strict quarantine policy aiming to bring the number of confirmed cases to zero, which dealt a major blow to the Chinese economy), the 996 labor exploitation system (working from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week), and the cover-up of the Tiananmen Incident.
They specifically mention the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in which the Chinese government used force to suppress calls for democratization, stating, "It is one of the most painful episodes in modern Chinese history, but under the current Chinese education system and social environment, the younger generation has no way of knowing about it. Any reference to the Tiananmen Incident is deleted or blocked."
The statement calls on the people of China, especially university students, to rise up now for democracy and freedom. They put forward four demands: an end to one-party dictatorship and the introduction of democratic elections; restoration of freedom of the press and expression; improvement of people's livelihoods and the realization of a just society; and the establishment of the rule of law and the guarantee of human rights.
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