West's 'academic freedom' only a myth

What Australian scholar Maureen A. Huebel experienced recently is an example of how all talk of academic freedom in the West is just a myth.

Huebel said on her Twitter handle that she planned a trip to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to "study how the Uygurs have contributed to the substantial growth in Xinjiang GDP and look at their population growth", but was bombarded with criticism, with some commenting her account was "fake" and others accusing her of spreading "propaganda".

In fact, her handle was briefly suspended following a complaint by Adrian Zenz, the "scholar" who fabricated "forced labor" lies about Xinjiang. Now her account has been restored but the arguments continue.