Censoring Allegedly »Unconstitutional« Constitutional Law Textbooks in China
Earlier in January, an overall censorship on constitutional law textbooks in Chinese higher education has been unexpectedly imposed, according to the latest official notice of Chinese National Teaching Course Council. The books by which Chinese university students learn about Chinese constitutional law are already far from being ideologically neutral. But this step means that the Censorship Authority has started to tighten further control of the content of these textbooks, which probably will have to be rewritten or even taken off the shelves in order to correspond with official standards. More important, this censorship will pose a great threat to academic ... continue reading
