Agree or disagree: Foreign interference on campuses undermines academic freedom.
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Chinese pro-democracy students in Australia fear punishment for their family back home if they speak out on sensitive issues, a new report says.
Human Rights Watch found such students feel surveilled in Australia, leading many to self-censor in classrooms.
Academics teaching China courses in the country say they have also felt pressure to censor themselves.
The rights group said the perceived pressure was undermining the academic freedom of Australian universities.
Some reported that on a few occasions, they had also experienced censorship from university management. Examples included instances where they were asked not to discuss China publicly or were deterred from holding China-related events.
The report quotes one unidentified academic who refused officials' request for a "sanitised" version of his Chinese Studies unit when teaching online during the pandemic to students based in China.
In 2019, the Australian government set up a taskforce and new guidelines for universities to combat what it described as "unprecedented levels" of foreign interference.
Scrutiny has focused on research collaborations between Australian and Chinese universities - as well as the presence of Confucius Institutes, Chinese language and cultural centres funded by the Chinese government - on Australian campuses.
Universities Australia was aware of "confronting reports of intimidation and coercion of students".
"This is unacceptable conduct... the safety and security of students and their right to free expression and debate is fundamental to every university," said chief executive Catriona Jackson.
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