Chinese Students and Scholars Association

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) (Chinese: 中国学生学者联合(谊)会; pinyin: zhōngguó xuéshēng xuézhě liánhé (liányí) huì) is the official organization for overseas Chinese students and scholars registered in most colleges, universities, and institutions outside of China. CSSA is mostly responsible for helping away-from-home Chinese in their life, study, work, and other issues. CSSA also serves as a bridge between the Chinese and other communities, spreading Chinese culture.[1]

Pro-China Agenda

The associations are sponsored by Chinese embassy and consular officials. A former CSSA-Pittsburgh chairman said on Sina-Weibo that their chapter had a 6000 dollars budge each year from the Chinese consulate. .[2] The organization has been criticized for trying to control and monitor the speech of Chinese students and professors in Western countries, and involved in espionage.[3] In a 2017 New York Times article, chapters of CSSA have been described as having "worked in tandem with Beijing to promote a pro-Chinese agenda and tamp down anti-Chinese speech on Western campuses."[4] The University of California, San Diego chapter is currently protesting against the University's decision to invite the 14th Dalai Lama to speak at its 2017 commencement.

References

  1. ↑ "CSSAs in USA". The Office of Educational Affairs of the Embassy of P.R.China in USA. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  2. ↑ "Sina-Weibo backup via Weibo Kankan". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  3. ↑ "Ban Official Chinese Student Organizations Abroad". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  4. ↑ Saul, Stephanie (2017-05-04). "On Campuses Far From China, Still Under Beijing’s Watchful Eye". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
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