China arrests law professor who criticised Xi over coronavirus

Coronavirus News Chinese president Xi Jinping. (Gallo Images/ Getty Images) Chinese authorities have arrested a law professor who published essays strongly criticising President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic and accusing him of ruling ࢀœtyrannicallyࢀ, according to his friends and colleagues. Xu Zhangrun, a rare outspoken critic of the government in Chinaࢀ™s heavily censored academia, was taken from his home in suburban Beijing on Monday morning by more than 20 policemen, one of his friends said on condition of anonymity. According to a text message circulated among Xuࢀ™s friends, police also searched his house and confiscated his computer. Xu published…