The calls came from what appeared to be Chinese students, insisting her long-standing advocacy for Tibetan independence was “irrational” and made her ineligible to represent the student body. Meanwhile, in nearby Hamilton, a coalition of Chinese students’ groups protested a talk Monday at McMaster University about well-documented human-rights abuses against China’s Uyghur minority. She won the election for president of the Scarborough campus students’ union with 837 votes, the runner-up earning 519. Don Campbell, a U of T spokesman, said the institution is in touch with the new student president to make sure she feels safe. The petition organizers and the university’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association could not be reached for comment.

Source: National Post February 15, 2019 00:22 UTC