“The true meaning of college education is to allow students from different countries engage in exchanges and to respect different opinions.”

— Pan Wen-chung

Pan Wen-chung (2019) cited in " Chinese students urged to cherish, respect freedom of speech http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201910020009.aspx" on Focus Taiwan, 2 October 2019

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