Chinese students assaulted at pro-Marxist society protest

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Two Chinese students were assaulted and hauled away, according to a witness and video footage, after they led protests against their university on Thursday for refusing to recognize an on-campus Marxist student society.

The attacks came days after Ivy League Cornell University pulled the plug on cooperation with Renmin University in Beijing after students, also affiliated with their on-campus Marxist society, were punished for supporting labor rights in China….cont’d