UNSW criticised for letter in Chinese with no mention of freedom of speech

In contrast, letter in English on same issue said university had unequivocal commitment to freedom of expression'

The University of New South Wales has been criticised for issuing a letter in Chinese that differs from a letter in English explaining its deletion of a tweet that was critical of China's human rights abuses.

On Wednesday, the vice-chancellor of the university, Prof Ian Jacobs, apologised for the university's deletion of a tweet that quoted Elaine Pearson, the Australian director of Human Rights Watch and an adjunct academic at the university.