According to the Syracuse University administration, there’s no difference between a person of Chinese descent and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Canceling the Professor
Unfortunately, highly rated Syracuse chemistry professor Jon Zubieta doesn’t have to imagine it, because he found out firsthand. He was suspended by the university for using the terms “Wuhan flu” and “Chinese Communist Party flu” to describe the CCP virus (novel coronavirus) in his syllabus notes.How can this happen at a major U.S. university?
“The derogatory language used by a professor on his course syllabus is damaging to the learning environment for our students and offensive to Chinese, international, and Asian-Americans everywhere who have experienced hate speech, rhetoric, and actions since the pandemic began," Liu and Ruhlandt said in a statement.
No Distinction Between the People, CCP
Somehow, the sins of Zubieta go beyond blaming the CCP for the coronavirus pandemic or by referencing the coronavirus as the “Wuhan virus.” The professor is accused by Ruhlandt and Liu of criticizing all people of Chinese descent, everywhere in the world, regardless of their political affiliation or national origin.That accusation, of course, is false.
Not that facts matter to the Syracuse University leadership or woke students, but let’s look at some anyway.
The CCP’s travel allowances, of course, let infected Chinese travel to Europe and the United States. All of these policies were dictated by the CCP, hence the fault and cause of the virus and the pandemic lie with the CCP. That is why the professor is correct when he referred to it the way he did. There is no better or more descriptive name for it.
China Corrupting US Schools
But it’s not just Syracuse University that has become a mouthpiece and enforcer for the CCP. Even the most prestigious schools, such as Harvard, have been turned into politically correct research institutions that are aiding and abetting China’s rise to global dominance.Fortunately, both the Confucius Institute and the Thousand Talents programs are being shut down by the Trump administration. But the damage to our schools and universities from CCP-led corruption and the far-left political correctness that has warped so many minds remains.
For example, as well as visiting a number of Chinese universities in the past few years, he’s also a consultant for China Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology and is a member of the Chinese Natural Science Foundation, among many other appointments.
Liu’s accusations against Zubieta—who violated no law—are, at best, hollow. At worst, they are a concerted effort to stoke racial tension and remove an anti-CCP influence. It would appear that it is a successful attempt to make Syracuse University just what the Party wants it to be.
In the meantime, Zubieta, who won the prestigious University President’s Award for Excellence in Research in 1988, the Syracuse University ACS Division Medal in 2004, and was named to the Faculty of 1000, Biology, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, remains out of the classroom.