Professor Wang Quing Ying, a professor of economics at Guangdong University of Technology's Huali College, has been forced to resign from his teaching position under pressure from school authorities. Professor Wang is a signer of Charter 08, which called on China to respect the requirements of its own constitution, of China's international obligations, and of basic human rights. During a recent outing with fellow dissidents, he wore a t-shirt bearing the slogan "One Party Dictatorship is a Disaster," leading to his firing.

We have written to the Chinese authorities that academics and others should be free to express their beliefs and not suffer loss of employment as a consequence, and urging that Professor Wang be reinstated to his position at Huali College.

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