A group of international students at The University of Queensland decided not to participate on the shut-down of the Confucius Institute protests out of fear of being identified by the authorities at their home country.
The protests that took place on Wednesday discussed the fact that UQ must accept Beijing’s directions on the management and the dictated courses at the Confucius Institute.
Student organiser, Ji Davis, said that many students claimed to be afraid of supporting the cause and even commenting or liking posts online for fear of being added to a black list at their home country.