【新唐人2013年12月12日訊】中國「華東政法大學」教授張雪忠，因為發表呼籲憲政改革的文章，近期被學校停職。這一消息公開後，張雪忠立刻得到了學界和大量網民的聲援。海外媒體也紛紛關注、報導。
張雪忠是「華東政法大學」法律學院教師，因多次發表呼籲憲政改革、反對一黨專政、反對馬克思主義等內容的文章和書籍，被校方兩次停課。
12月9號，「華東政法大學」法律學院的負責人代表學校，與張雪忠約談。張雪忠被告知，由於他寫了《新常識》一書，及發表《2013反憲政逆流的根源及危險》等文章，在學校作出停課處理後，仍一直不能認識自己的所謂「錯誤」，因此學校將不再續聘他。
解聘張雪忠的校內通告在微博傳開，隨後引發了大批公共知識份子和網民的關注，人們幾乎一面倒的站出來聲援張雪忠，並譴責「華東政法大學」。但相關言論遭到了當局的屏蔽和強刪。
中國人權民運活動家趙常青妻子劉曉冬：「張老師是一個為人非常溫和也非常有正義感的一個人，我對他遭受這樣不公平的待遇覺得很遺憾。」
張雪忠對外界透露，他向校方代表表示，一所大學如果因為教師的思想和觀點而對他政治迫害，這不但將成為一起嚴重的公共事件，而且還可能成為一樁截入史冊的醜行。
張雪忠當時還說：「我希望學院和學校領導，能秉承法學教授的公正精神和專業良知，不要淪為專橫權力的幫兇，更不要做出讓『華政』蒙羞的事情。」
中國憲政學者陳永苗：「只能說中國現在的大學都是黨的學校，它其實不是大學了，它已經都是黨務的部門延伸。」
據了解，張雪忠的《新常識》一書，主要探討「一黨專政是否正當與合理」，以及中國目前「一黨專政制度的性質與後果」。
另外一根導火索，是張雪忠發表於今年6月的長文《2013反憲政逆流的根源及危險》。
在此之前的一個月，中共內部下達的扼殺高校民主思潮的「七不講」，曾被張雪忠率先在網路曝光。隨後，《紅旗文稿》等中共喉舌連續發表了一系列反對憲政、批判普世價值的評論文章。張雪忠在6月發表的長文中，對極力「反憲政」的人士進行了犀利的批評，而再次激怒了當局。今年8月，學校以「違背教師職業操守」為由，將張雪忠全面停課。
而這並不是張雪忠第一次「因言獲罪」，早在去年9月，張雪忠就因為在微博上發表了反對香港「國民教育」的言論，被校方剝奪了他對本科生的授課資格。張雪忠在微博上怒斥：作為校領導，你們的首要職責本是捍衛教師的思想、學術和言論自由，而不是充當政治權力鉗制言論、打擊異見的幫手。我希望你們的決定能夠對得起自己的良心，經得起歷史的考驗。
大陸文化評論家葉匡政：「其實夏業良和張雪忠被大學除名，應該早就有這種傳言了，就是大學和傳媒要處理一批批評政府這樣的一些異議人士。但實際上，他們這個做法，我個人覺得很不明智的。」
據「華東政法大學」內部人士透露，張雪忠因2009年在新加坡《聯合早報》發表的《中國需要去馬克思主義化》等政治敏感文章，在學校年終考核中被評定為「不合格」，理由是「政治思想差」。
對此，畢業於「華東政法大學」的上海律師斯偉江，在博客中批評：「這種以考核不合格，以要求別人屈服、認錯來羞辱一個大學教師，是多麼『文革』的一種作風。對於一個政法大學，這本身是一種羞恥。」
有評論認為，除了上述言論和文章，張雪忠的一些「反黨」行為早已讓當局恨之入骨，例如，張雪忠強烈反對中共對青年的政治灌輸。2011年，他曾致信教育部門，建議取消政治考試科目，讓大學生免修馬克思主義課程。
而去年9月，張雪忠在微博公開聲明「退黨」，震撼中國海內外。
採訪編輯/張天宇 後製/李勇
Professor Zhang Xuezhong Dismissed Over His Writings
Professor Zhang Xuezhong has been suspended from
his duties by East China University of Politics and Law.
This is because he published articles
calling for constitutional reforms.
After the news broke, Professor Zhang received
large support from academics and internet users.
International media also picked up the story,
and reported on Professor Zhang’s situation.
Zhang Xuezhong is a Professor at the School of
Law in East China University of Politics and Law.
He was twice suspended from his duties,
due to the articles and books he published,
which called for the constitutional reform.
Professor Zhang Xuezhong is also critical
against one-party dictatorship and Marxism.
On December 9, the person in charge of the School of Law
spoke with Professor Zhang, on behalf of the university.
He was told that the university will no longer
re-appoint him, as he failed to recognize his
“error” after he was suspended for the first time.
The first suspension from duties was due to the content
of his articles, such as “the roots of anti-constitutional
countercurrent in 2013, and the related dangers.”
The campus notice of dismissal spread over
Weibo, and attracted the concern of many
public intellectuals and internet users.
People stood up and provided overwhelming
support for Professor Zhang Xuezhong.
People also condemned East China
University of Politics and Law.
The relevant supportive words were
deleted and blocked by online censors.
Liu Xiaodong, wife of Zhao Changqing,
Chinese human rights and democracy
activist: “Professor Zhang is a gentleman.
He is also a person with a sense of justice.
I feel very sorry for his unfair treatment.”
Zhang Xuezhong told overseas media that he told
the university representative that if the university
conducts political persecution due to his thoughts
and ideas, it will become a serious public event.
It will also become known as scandalous behavior.
Professor Zhang Xuezhong: “I hope that the leaders from
the school and the university will adhere to the spirit of
justice, and especially to their conscience as law professors.
I hope that this happens, instead of becoming
accomplices of the imperious authorities.
Please do not do such a shameful thing to
East China University of Politics and Law.”
Chen Yongmiao, Chinese constitutional scholar: “We have
to admit that the universities in China belong to the CCP.
In fact, they are the extension of the CCP
departments, instead of true universities.”
It was understood that Zhang’s book “New
Common Sense” focuses on discussions of
whether one-party rule reasonable or not?
It also mentioned the nature of one-party dictatorship
in China, and all of the related consequences.
The other fuse was an article Zhang published
this June, called, “the roots of anti-constitutional
countercurrent in 2013, and the related dangers”.
Previously, the CCP issued the document, “do not
speak seven things” to all the universities in China.
It stifled any democratic ethos remaining in universities.
This is not the first time that Zhang
was punished for his words.
In September last year, he was deprived
of his undergraduate teaching qualification.
This was because he published writings in Hong Kong
via Weibo, which were against “national education”.
Professor Zhang scoldingly wrote that as a university
leader, your primary responsibility is to defend the ideas
of teachers and the freedom of research and expression.
This is instead of suppressing speech, and
fighting against dissidents, for political power.
I hope that your decision can be worthy of
your conscience, and stand the test of history.
Ye Kuangzheng, cultural critic: “Rumors of the dismissal
of Xia Yeliang and Zhang Xuezhong existed for some time.
The universities and the media deal with some
dissidents who criticize the government step by step.
But in fact, I personally feel this practice is very unwise.”
According to sources at East China University of Politics and
Law, Zhang Xuezhong published a series of sensitive articles.
This included an article on Lianhe Zaobao
called, “China needs to remove the Marxism”.
Therefore, he was assessed as “unsatisfactory”
in the university end-of-year assessment.
This was for his “poor political thought” .
Shanghai lawyer Si Weijiang, who graduated from
the same university, wrote critically on his blog.
“By using this kind of assessment to ask others
to give in and submit, it is a way to humiliate a
professor in the style of the ‘Cultural Revolution’.
For a university of political science and
law, it should be ashamed of itself.”
Some commentators believe that there is other
behavior by Zhang Xuezhong that was deemed
“anti-party”, and has also angered the authorities.
Zhang Xuezhong strongly opposes the CCP’s
political indoctrination of young Chinese people.
In 2011, he sent a letter to the education sector,
and proposed the abolition of political test subjects.
Therefore, the students could be
exempt from Marxism courses.
Last September, Professor Zhang posted
a public statement through Weibo.
He announced that he has quit the Chinese Communist
Party, which shocked people both inside China, and abroad.
Interview editor/Zhang Tianyu Post-production
