Corruption at Peking University. No more, no less. (The case of Xia Yeliang)

It is hard to be a democrat in an authoritarian society: China's flagship of higher education, Peking University, has once again ministered to that reality by debunking yet another of its liberal voices: Xia Yeliang. 

Normally the removal of its internal critics goes unnoticed. Yet, Mr. Xia [a now former] economics professor who is a signatory of Charter 08 calling for democracy, decided to fight injustice and go public. [...]

This piece was first published by Asia Times on Aug 19, 2013.

Pattberg: No Division of power will be granted

"The anti-corruption movement causes much more psychological stress, even anxiety or paranoia in all strata of Chinese society: Everyone knows someone who is corrupt, but few want to get involved in any of this. That’s because China is not only cracking down on corruption, it is simultaneously going after the activists, democrats, and dissidents."

--Pattberg, Thorsten (2013), Pattberg spoke with The Wall Street Journal about Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Campaign, The East-West Dichotomy, east-west-dichotomy.com