NYU Ousting Blind Chinese Activist to Ensure Campus Deal With China
NYU wants to build a new campus in Shanghai
New York University has reportedly booted a blind Chinese political activist under pressure from China over a deal to build a new campus in Shanghai, according to the New York Post.
Chen Guangcheng has been studying at the university since May 2012, when he made a dramatic escape from house arrest in China's Shandong province to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
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