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Extraction Summary
2
People
13
Organizations
5
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Congressional report / appendix (house oversight committee)
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2.07 MB
Summary
This document is a page (181) from a House Oversight Committee report (Appendix 2) detailing Chinese influence on UK academia and democratic institutions. It discusses the monitoring of students by the CSSA, the influence of Confucius Institutes, Huawei's funding of Chatham House, and instances of censorship and pressure at the University of Nottingham regarding critical scholars Stephen Morgan and Steve Tsang. Note: While labeled as part of a dataset that may contain Epstein records (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020640), this specific page contains no mentions of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, or their associates.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Stephen Morgan | Associate Provost |
Removed from University of Nottingham’s campus in Ningbo in June 2018 after criticizing the Chinese Communist Party.
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| Steve Tsang | Director |
Former director of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies; departed in 2016 due to alleged PRC pressure; currentl...
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Organizations (13)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Chinese Communist Party |
Mentioned regarding cells in the UK and monitoring dissent.
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| CSSA UK |
Chinese Students and Scholars Association; used to monitor dissent among students.
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| Hanban |
Manages Confucius Institutes.
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| Confucius Institutes |
29 institutes mentioned; concerns regarding discrimination and censorship.
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| Peking University HSBC Business School |
Operates an Oxford Campus.
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| Falun Gong |
Practitioners reportedly discriminated against by Chinese institutions.
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| Huawei |
Donated to Chatham House.
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| Chatham House |
Recipient of Huawei donation for Asia-Pacific program.
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| China Scholarship Council |
PRC-funded grant provider; concerns over censorship of funded projects.
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| Cambridge University Press |
Temporarily censored 'China Quarterly' online version in China.
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| University of Nottingham |
Issues at Ningbo campus and closure of School of Contemporary Chinese Studies.
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| School of Oriental and Africa Studies (SOAS) |
University of London; current employer of Steve Tsang.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (via footer).
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Timeline (3 events)
2016
Closure of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham.
Nottingham, UK
University of Nottingham
Steve Tsang
June 2018
Removal of associate provost Stephen Morgan from University of Nottingham’s campus in Ningbo.
Ningbo, China
Stephen Morgan
University of Nottingham
Locations (5)
| Location | Context |
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General context of the report.
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Location of Peking University HSBC Business School campus.
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Ningbo
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Location of University of Nottingham campus in China.
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Mentioned in context of independence from the government.
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Location of University of London.
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Relationships (3)
Removed as associate provost in June 2018.
Departure of its director, Steve Tsang... in 2016.
Tsang is now the director of the China Institute at the School of Oriental and Africa Studies.
Key Quotes (3)
"The use of the CSSA UK to monitor dissent among Chinese students in the United Kingdom is a direct violation of the principles of the United Kingdom’s democracy."Source
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Quote #1
"It is impossible to tell, for example, if Huawei’s donation to Chatham House’s Asia-Pacific program will affect this venerable institution’s independence"Source
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Quote #2
"Sources close to the incident said that PRC pressure on the university played a direct role in the closure of the institute."Source
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Quote #3
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