China, France
French engineering schools call off partnership with Chinese military-linked Beihang University

The French-Chinese aviation school at China's Beihang University.
The French-Chinese aviation school at China's Beihang University. © CFOTO/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect
Citing concerns of academic freedom, officials of the INSA group of elite French engineering schools decided in July to scrap plans for a partner institution in China, which had been slated to open this month in coordination with aeronautics specialist Beihang University. [...]
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