Former Student Leader Traces History of Consular Control

Recently the Chinese Cultural Club of New York University (NYUCCC) in a statement posted on its Web site attacked New Tang Dynasty TV's International Chinese Classical Dance Competition, attempting to prevent the contest from being held in an NYU auditorium. The NYUCCC's actions have attracted attention to how the Chinese consular officials control and manipulate the student bodies in the universities and colleges in the U.S…Dr. Frank Xie knows something about the role the Chinese consular officials play in Chinese student associations. Now a professor at the College of Business of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Xie once served as Vice President of Chinese Student and Scholars Association of Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the first Chief Executive of the American Midwest Chinese Student and Scholars Solidarity Union, representing Chinese student groups from 40 universities in 11 states in the Midwest United States. [View Full Article]