His remarks upset a Chinese student, and the school twice asked him to apologize in front of the class, he told reporters. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Mark Ho, right, speaks during a news conference with Chung Yuan Christian University associate professor Chao Ming-wei in Taipei yesterday. The university threatened him to force him to apologize, and his apology had to be approved by school authorities, he added. He was disappointed with the university’s response, Chao said, adding that academic freedom, freedom of speech, and students’ right to education and teachers’ right to work should be respected. The ministry would ask the university to explain, adding that Taiwan should not be demeaned during academic exchanges, she said.

Source: Taipei Times May 11, 2020 15:56 UTC