Mainland Chinese professor not member of Communist Party, says University of California, Berkeley, where he works

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The University of California, Berkeley, has jumped to the defence of Professor Max Shen Zuojun. Photo: Getty Mainland Chinese professor not member of Communist Party, says University of California, Berkeley, where he works US university says Max Shen Zuojun ‘voluntarily shared’ that reports he was party member were incorrect Institution says it would never ask a faculty member about their political affiliation