Hong Kong and China scholars and students need to be heard

Foreign universities and governments have to protect free expression of views

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CCTV cameras above the "Democracy Wall" at the University of Hong Kong in 2021: Some liberal-minded academics are exiting the city. © Reuters

Joseph Yi is an associate professor of political science at Hanyang University in Seoul and a founding member of Heterodox East Asia Community, an online forum for educators.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong fired history professor Rowena He in October after learning that city authorities had refused to renew her work visa.

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