High Country Times

Following an investigation into events at Harvard University, concerns have been raised about the institution's handling of protests against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) has revealed documents indicating that Harvard placed anti-CCP protestors on disciplinary probation while not addressing the actions of a pro-CCP agitator who allegedly assaulted them.

Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx commented, "I wish I could say I was surprised, but this is par for the course for Harvard – the only consistent part of the university’s disciplinary standards is that they’re always applied selectively to the benefit of favored groups."

Chairman John Moolenaar added, "This is yet another example of Harvard’s appallingly unequal treatment of protestors based on the speech they support. Harvard is punishing brave students who spoke out against the CCP’s human rights abuses."

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik expressed her concerns as well: "Once again, Harvard has proven to be completely corrupted by adversarial foreign influence. We cannot allow American institutions of higher education to serve as tools for Communist China to carry out its transnational repression."

The controversy stems from an incident on April 20, 2024, when Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng delivered a speech at Harvard Kennedy School. During his speech, Cosette Wu protested against China's human rights record and was forcibly removed by a graduate student. Video evidence shows no intervention from university officials during this incident.

Tsering Yangchen, another protestor present at the event, reported feeling threatened after being approached and followed by the same graduate student. The documents reveal that this individual had no official security role but took it upon himself to remove Wu and Yangchen from the venue.

Despite these actions being classified as assault under Massachusetts law, there were no repercussions for the graduate student involved. Instead, both Wu and Yangchen faced disciplinary measures from Harvard.

The release of these findings has prompted calls for accountability and a reassessment of foreign influences within American educational institutions.