Tell Tufts: Close Your CI!

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Mr. Ronald Claude
Mayor Joseph Curtatone
Ms. Danielle Fulfs
Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn
President Anthony Monaco
Ms. Emily Monea
Mr. Dave Rodrigues

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Dear [Decision Maker],

Please see the letter included below, which is addressed to Tufts University President Anthony Monaco.

This letter has been CC'ed to the following recipients:

Mr. Joseph Curtatone, Mayor of Somerville
mayor@somervillema.gov
Ms. Emily Monea, Chief of Staff
emonea@somervillema.gov
Ms. Breanna Lungo-Koehn, Mayor of Medford
Mayor@medford-ma.gov
Mr. Dave Rodrigues, Chief of Staff
Drodrigues@medford-ma.gov
Ms. Danielle Fulfs, Chief of Staff, Office of Rep Katherine Clark (MA-05)
Danielle.Fulfs@mail.house.gov
Mr. Ronald Claude, District Policy Advisor, Office of Rep Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)
Ronald.Claude@mail.house.gov

Dear President Monaco,

I am appalled that Tufts University continues to host a Confucius Institute (CI) and accept funding from a genocidal authoritarian regime that oppresses millions of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, Mongolians, and Chinese people. Confucius Institutes are programs that are sponsored by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which is responsible for vast human rights violations both at home, abroad, and within the countries it occupies. CI's are highly controversial programs fully funded by the CCP which US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are concerned about. Just days ago, the US Senate unanimously passed a bill (S.590) that places restrictions on universities with CIs. The bill states that federal funding will be cut for any university that decides to host a CI.

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In addition to American politicians, CI's are also an issue of grave concern for members of impacted communities that have been persecuted and oppressed by the CCP. Both the Tibetan Association of Boston and the Boston Uyghur Association have explicitly demanded that Tufts University sever ties with Hanban. The CCP is committing genocide in East Turkestan (Ch: Xinjiang), where over a million Ugyhurs are currently held in concentration camps. As of March 2021, three countries have confirmed the designation of this atrocity as a genocide, including the United States. The CCP is also responsible for brutal repression in Tibet, where over a million Tibetans have died as a direct result of China's occupation. Since 2009, more than 150 Tibetans have self-immolated in desperate protest of the CCP's draconian policies. Freedom House--a prominent US-based nonpartisan research organization--ranked Tibet as the least free place in the world in its 2020 annual report. President Monaco, despite the mounting evidence, you have continued Tufts University's partnership with the CCP. This decision directly legitimizes the CCP's authoritarian and genocidal regime and makes you, and Tufts University, directly complicit in the government of China's occupations and genocides.

There is still time for Tufts University to end its complicity. President Monaco, you have an incredible opportunity to make things right. Sever Tufts University's ties to the CCP by terminating the contract with Hanban--stand up for human rights and freedom. Join the students and young people who are protesting every Saturday on campus. Help them make Somerville and Medford a safe place for all, free of authoritarianism and fear. Thank you.

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