WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese economist and champion of free speech who was recently expelled from Peking University says American colleges are putting their academic principles at risk by cooperating with China.

Democracy advocate Xia Yeliang (SHA YIL-eeang) also said Thursday that top U.S. universities may unwittingly help China’s authoritarian system by educating its elites.

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