MITCH DANIELS TAKES ON THE COMMUNIST CHINESE – OVERNIGHT:  One of the great Republicans of our time, Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana and today president of Purdue University, has now done what many "educators" refuse to do.  He's publicly criticized China.  Shock.  Shock.  How can America survive?  From College Fix: 

Purdue University president Mitch Daniels this week called the continued harassment of a pro-freedom Chinese student on his campus “unacceptable and unwelcome on our campus.”

Daniels was responding to a recent article in ProPublica that detailed the intimidation and harassment faced by Chinese Purdue student Zhihao Kong after he spoke out against the Chinese government.
Kong, an engineering student, had recently gone public with his complaints against China, saying he was appalled that the Communist regime had claimed the COVID-19 virus originated in the United States. He further said China had worsened the pandemic by covering up the presence of the virus.
Finally, he posted an open letter praising the Tiananmen Square protesters who died at the hands of the People’s Republic of China three decades ago.

“The future of democratization in China remains bleak,” Kong wrote. “We are young Chinese students who share the values of democracy and freedom, and we are fortunate to learn the message of the free world thanks to God. Thirty-one years ago, students who fell at the gun of PLA on the streets of Beijing became a topic that China could not mention. … We refuse to be silent.”

Chinese officials saw his post and paid a visit to his parents, trying to intimidate them into getting Kong to stop posting pro-democracy statements. When he finally talked to his parents, Kong said they “were crying in the phone call. My father was urging me to stop such activities.”

Members of the Purdue Chinese Students and Scholars Association began threatening Kong in an online chat.

“Suspicion of participating in espionage organization that aims at overthrowing the government, we can call 12339,” wrote one student, referring to the number used to report anti-China activity to the Ministry of State Security, China’s spy agency.

“For now you have violated PRC’s ‘Anti-Secession Law,’” said another student. “According to this law we can indeed report your real name.”

COMMENT:  What an appalling situation, and a salute to Mitch Daniels for doing the right thing.  We can only imagine how many Chinese students on American campuses are facing threats and intimidation from the Communists.  They get little support.  Money talks, and many power centers in this country benefit from Chinese cash, including our so-called "prestigious" universities. 

The only students on most American campuses who get "safe spaces" are those popular on the political left.  All the others have to go it alone.

December 17, 2021