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Columbia University’s Leader Under Fire for Suppressing Student Activism and Ignoring Presidential Thesis Scandal

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3 mn readDr. Nemat Talaat Shafik, the President of Columbia University, is facing criticism for her handling of students’ solidarity with the Palestinian human rights movement. At the same time, the academic world has been shaken by a controversy surrounding Tsai Ing-wen, the current President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, and her PhD thesis. At the heart of this controversy lies Dr. Shafik, who took up the mantle at LSE in 2017 and the President of Columbia University in July 2023.

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The Phantom Thesis of Tsai Ing-wen: How LSE Covered Up a Head of State’s Academic Scandal

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4 mn readThe credibility of Tsai Ing-wen, the president of the Republic of China, became a point of scrutiny in 2019 when questions arose regarding her doctoral degree from the London School of Economics (LSE). These questions were not new; they had first appeared in 2015 when Tsai was running for her initial term as President. LSE couldn’t locate her thesis at that time, inviting suspicions from opposition parties in Taiwan. As Tsai sought re-election in 2019, the issue resurfaced, prompting LSE to re-investigate and reaffirm the validity of her degree.

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Secrets and Deceptions: The Intriguing Case of Tsai Ing-wen’s Disappearing Doctoral Work

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2 mn readUK Watchdog, a neutral investigative group, collaborated with Richardson Reports to publish an extensive year-long study that reveals concerning events at the British Library, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and the University of London. This pertains to the unaccounted doctoral thesis of the President of the Republic of China, Tsai Ing-wen. Although the British Library is the primary holder of doctoral theses in the UK, President Tsai’s work was conspicuously missing from their EThOS collection until November 2019, a staggering 35 years overdue.

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London School of Economics Faces Questions About Refusing 47% of Inquiries Regarding Tsai Ing-wen’s PhD Thesis, and Responding Late to 27%

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2 mn readThe London School of Economics (LSE) has come under scrutiny following an array of requests related to the thesis of Tsai Ing-wen, who has been the president of the Republic of China on Taiwan since 2016. Within a two-week period in August 2020, LSE received 39 requests and 747 emails concerning the subject, and the handling of these inquiries has raised some questions.

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Inside the Academic Mystery: UK Watchdog Uncovers Twisted Web Surrounding Tsai Ing-wen’s Controversial Ph.D.

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3 mn readIn an effort to uncover the truth about the President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen’s controversial PhD degree, awarded by the University of London in 1984, an independent research team known as UK Watchdog was formed. Their research delves into communications and actions from three prestigious UK institutions concerning Tsai’s thesis and degree award, painstakingly assembling details from diverse sources using the Freedom of Information Act.

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A Startling Reversal in the Quest for Information on Taiwan’s President’s Degree

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2 mn readThe UK Upper Tribunal has overturned a decision by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) to strike out an appeal relating to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. The case involved an FOI request by Professor Hwan Lin to the London School of Economics (LSE) seeking information about a public statement made by the LSE regarding a degree awarded to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. The LSE declined to issue a refusal notice, stating the request was vexatious under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

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Some errors in the LSE think tank article on “Taiwan’s Political Warfare System”

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3 mn readOn March 21, 2023, LSE IDEAS, the foreign policy think tank of the London School of Economics and Political Science, published an article titled “Countering United Front Work: Taiwan’s Political Warfare System,” written by Mariah Thornton, a Ph.D. student in the Department of International Relations at the LSE. When the article was first published, Ross Feingold, the former Asia Chairman of Republicans Abroad, identified some errors, including changing the year of the Republic of China government’s retreat to Taiwan from 1949 to 1947 and the establishment of a new government called the “Republic of China” in Taiwan by the KMT after losing the Second Chinese Civil War. Although these errors have been corrected and republished, I still found some oversights in the article.

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A Joint Statement—British universities side with President Tsai on doctorate scamming

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6 mn readWe are reporting on an international doctorate-scamming scandal involving Taiwan’s President Ing-wen Tsai, the University of London, and the London School of Economics (LSE). President Tsai has committed academic fraud almost for four decades, but the University of London and LSE have no intention of telling the truth to the world.

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LIVE: Academics release crucial evidence suggesting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen forged her degree

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< 1 mn readTwo years ago, prosecutors sought to charge Professor Hwan C. Lin, Professor Ho De-fen, and Dr. Dennis Peng with defamation. It was the first time an acting president brought forth a lawsuit against scholars. Two years later, three scholars once again held a press conference in person to release key evidence and demand Tsai’s stepping down…