The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday condemned a Chinese professor for pressing a Taiwanese student over his nationality, calling it an abuse of power.
The ministry said it has asked its representative office in Italy to follow the investigation into the incident.
The ministry issued the remark following a widely circulated video showing Chen Zhen (陳蓁), a professor at Polytechnic University of Milan, pressuring a student to change the country of origin on his thesis from “Taiwan” to “China.”
In the video, Chen is seen interrupting a videoconference with several students to directly address the one Taiwanese in the group, surnamed Wang (王).
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POLITICIANS WEIGH IN: A university in Milan is investigating a Chinese lecturer after a video showing him upbraiding a Taiwanese student over nationality went viral/ Staff Writer, with CNA
Taipei, March 31 (CNA) A Chinese professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan has been placed under investigation after a widely-circulated video showed him pressuring a student to change the place of origin on his thesis from "Taiwan" to "China."