Fear of Beijing harassment skews Chinese studies in UK, report says

Critique published as new free speech law to protect academic freedom kicks in

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China's Confucius Institutes, which are hosted by more than 20 British universities, will come under greater scrutiny in the U.K. under a new law meant to protect academic freedom. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)

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LONDON -- Fear of retaliation from Beijing is pressuring academics and students in the U.K. to self-censor, a new report says, leading to "systematic distortion" of China studies at British universities.

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