Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Cambridge University Press reverses China censorship move
Cambridge University Press, or CUP, and its archrival Oxford University Press (OUP) are two of the most renowned university press houses in the world. They started publishing academic materials even before the invention of Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type printing press.
When the publisher was threatened to be banned to publish their publications in China, they agreed to censor and block access to some of the articles, including The China Quarterly, that the Chinese authorities don’t want their people to look at such as the Tiananmen Square massacre.
So, if The China Quarterly is a leading scholarly journal that covers ALL aspects of contemporary China including Taiwan and publishes high-quality, authoritative research, keeping readers up to date with events in China providing readers with historical perspectives, in-depth analyses, and a deeper understanding of China and Chinese culture, how is it possible to disregard one of the most historic civil movements of the country’s modern country?
Such decision to undermine academic freedom and integrity caused a severe backlash from the academic community that the publisher was left no choice but to reverse its decision.
Enjoy reading and think which seems to be more significant for CUP, the steak they could have lost in business or price they paid to restore their academic integrity.
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