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Statement of Concern over Accusations Directed at Chu Hảo and the Knowledge Publishing House (Nhà Xuất Bản Tri Thức)To: &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Mr. Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party and President of the Socialist Republic of VietnamMr. Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of VietnamCentral Inspection Commission of the Vietnamese Communist PartyCc: &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Foreign Embassies in HanoiDear Sirs and Madams:We, who have signed our names below, are scholars, academics and researchers, who have dedicated much of our careers and lives to the study of Vietnam.&#160; Hailing from universities and research institutes around the world, we are often at the forefront of promoting a deeper understanding of Vietnam, as well as Vietnamese language learning and international educational cooperation.&#160; As part of this work, we regularly seek funding and opportunities for Vietnamese students and scholars to visit, study and work at our respective universities, departments and research institutes.We write this letter to express our&#160;profound disagreement&#160;and disappointment&#160;with accusations directed at Professor Chu Hảo, Director of the Knowledge Publishing House, by the Central Inspection Commission on October 25, 2018, as well as follow-up comments posted on the Commission’s webpage on October 31.Chu Hảo’s primary work at the Knowledge Publishing House has been to make more accessible major academic works to Vietnamese students and scholars by translating them into Vietnamese.&#160; This initiative has been both far-sighted and highly important for scientific inquiry.&#160; Such works constitute the foundations of contemporary research and thinking in the social sciences and humanities.&#160; In high schools and universities around the world, they represent a body of essential readings across disciplines and subjects.&#160;&#160;Unfortunately, the language barriers that Vietnamese scholars and, especially, students face when trying to access these works puts them at a significant disadvantage when competing for university admissions, scholarships and research funding.As researchers and educators from around the world, we reject any assertion that these works present a threat to the stable or peaceful development of Vietnam.&#160; Modern education has been founded on an ability to discuss and incorporate a wide range of ideas and theoretical propositions.&#160; Restricting or denying people access to these ideas will only reduce the analytical tools available to them and impoverish their intellectual development.&#160; Even controversial works must be read and analysed before they can be credibly criticized or refuted.At a time when Vietnam is vying to be internationally competitive in university education and academic scholarship, we find the accusations made by the Central Inspection Commission to be unfounded and disturbing.&#160; In the interests of international cooperation and educational development for Vietnam, we strongly request the Commission to revise its assessment of the important work that Chu Hảo is leading at the Knowledge Publishing House.&#160; We also strongly support the open letter to support Chu Hảo signed by former members of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and more than 200 eminent supporters.At the same time, we recommend that the government cultivate wide intellectual discussion of ideas on all topics in Vietnam, and we strongly urge the government to desist from any efforts to harass, intimidate or otherwise punish persons for peacefully expressing their views or opinions.We thank you for your attention to this matter and we trust that you will respond in a matter that reflects the civility, dignity and educational ambitions of Vietnam.November 11, 2018LIST OF SIGNERSNo.Full NameCurrent Position(s) and Institution(s)Country1Pierre ASSELINProfessor of History, San Diego State UniversityUSA2Margaret B. BODEMERChair, Viet Nam Studies Group, Professor of History and Asian Studies, California Polytechnic State UniversityUSA3Pascal BOURDEAUXAssociate Professor, École Pratique des Hautes ÉtudesFrance4Mark Philip BRADLEYProfessor of History, University of ChicagoUSA5Pierre BROCHEUXProfessor (retired), Université Paris – Denis DiderotFrance&#160;6Joe BUCKLEYPhD Candidate, SOAS University of LondonUnited Kingdom7BÙI Xuân QuangEditor, Viet Nam Infos, and Independent Researcher, ParisFrance8Jim COBBEEmeritus Professor of Economics, Florida State UniversityUSA9Nguyet DANGPhD Researcher, Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands10ĐỖ Đăng Giu&#160;CNRS Research Director (retired), University Paris–SudFrance11ĐOÀN Cầm ThiAssociate Professor, InalcoFrance12George DUTTONProfessor of History and Director for Southeast Asian Studies, University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA)USA13Dominique FOULONCarnets du Viet Nam, and Independent Researcher, LyonFrance14Laurent GEDEONAssociate Professor, UCLy, Lyon UniversityFrance15Francis GENDREAUDemographer (retired), Institute of Research for Development (IRDn), ParisFrance16Christoph GIEBELProfessor of History, University of WashingtonUSA17Christopher GOSCHAProfessor of History, Université du Québec à MontréalCanada18François GUILLEMOTCNRS Research Engineer, ENS de Lyon, Lyon Institute of East Asian Studies, LyonFrance19HÀ Dương TườngProfessor of Mathematics (retired), University of Technology of CompiègneFrance20Erik HARMSAssociate Professor, Anthropology and Southeast Asian Studies, Yale UniversityUSA21Bill HAYTONIndependent ResearcherUnited Kingdom22Judith HENCHYAffiliate Faculty, Jackson School of International Studies, University of WashingtonUSA23Caroline HERBELINLecturer, University of Toulouse Jean&#160;JaurèsFrance24Carina HOANGAuthor/Publisher, School of Humanities, Curtin UniversityAustralia25Hue-Tam HO TAIProfessor Emerita, Harvard UniversityUSA26Rob HURLELecturer (retired), Australian National UniversityAustralia27Charles KEITHAssociate Professor, Department of History, Michigan State UniversityUSA28Ben KERKVLIETProfessor Emeritus, Australian National UniversityAustralia29John KLEINENAssociate Professor Emeritus, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)Netherlands30Gary KULIKWriter and Vietnam-War VeteranUSA31Scott LADERMANProfessor of History, University of MinnesotaUSA32LÊ Minh Hằng&#160;Hydrologist (retired), Vietnam Hydro-Meteorological ServicesVietnam33LÊ Trung TĩnhEngineerUnited Kingdom34Christian C. LENTZAssociate Professor of Geography, University of North CarolinaUSA35Ann Marie LESHKOWICHProfessor of Anthropology, College of the Holy CrossUSA36David MARRProfessor Emeritus, Australian National UniversityAustralia37André&#160;MENRAS (HỒ Cương Quyết)Documentary Filmmaker and Independent ResearcherFrance38Pamela MCELWEEAssociate Professor, Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers UniversityUSA39Edward MILLERProfessor of History, Dartmouth CollegeUSA40Dominique De MISCAULTArtistFrance41Anthony MORREALEPhD Student, University of California – BerkeleyUSA42Jason MORRIS-JUNGSenior Lecturer, Singapore University of Social SciencesSingapore43NGÔ Như BìnhHarvard UniversityUSA44Lam NGOInformation Specialist, Special Collection Services, Leiden UniversityNetherlands45NGÔ Vĩnh LongProfessor of History, University of MaineUSA46NGUYỄN Thế AnhProfessor Emeritus,&#160;École Pratique des Hautes Études, ParisFrance47NGUYỄN ĐiềnIndependent ResearcherAustralia48NGUYỄN Ngọc GiaoLecturer (retired), Université Paris – Denis DiderotFrance49NGUYỄN Trọng HiềnPhysicist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, PasadenaUSA50NGUYỄN Đức HiệpAtmospheric Scientist, Office of Environment &#38; Heritage, NSWAustralia51Huong NGUYENEditor, The 88 ProjectUSA52NGUYỄN Thanh LamPhD, California Institute of TechnologyUSA53Lien-Hang T. NGUYENProfessor of History, Columbia UniversityUSA54Viet Thanh NGUYENWriter and Professor, University of Southern CaliforniaUSA55Le Anh Tu PACKARDSenior Economist (retired), Moody’s AnalyticsUSA56Natasha PAIRADEAUBye Fellow, Murray Edwards College, University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom57PHẠM Xuân YêmPhysicist, CNRS Research Director (retired), Université Paris–SorbonneFrance58Chloé PHAN-LABAYSLecturer, University of Lyon 3France59Emmanuel POISSONCentre de Recherches sur les Civilisations de l’Asie Orientale (CRCAO), ParisFrance60John PRADOSSenior Fellow, Intelligence Documentation and Vietnam Projects, National Security ArchiveUSA61Benoit QUENNEDEYAuthor of books and articles on East AsiaFrance62Sophie QUINN-JUDGEAssociate Professor (retired)USA63Frédéric ROUSTANAssociate Researcher, Institut de Recherche Asiatique (IrAsia)France64Christina SCHWENKELAssociate Professor and Director of Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, RiversideUSA65Mark SIDELDoyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-MadisonUSA66Balazs SZALONTAIAssociate Professor, Korea UniversityKorea67Tai Van TAFormer Lecturer and Associate, Harvard Law SchoolUSA68Philip TAYLORProfessor Emeritus, Australian National UniversityAustralia69THÁI Văn CầuSpace&#160;Systems SpecialistUSA70TRẦN Hữu DũngProfessor Emeritus, Wright State UniversityUSA71TRẦN Hải HạcAssistant Professor (retired), Université&#160;Paris XIIFrance72Nhung Tuyet TRANAssociate Professor, University of TorontoCanada73Qui-Phiet TRANEmeritus Professor, Schreiner UniversityUSA74Richard TRANAssistant Professor, Ca’Foscari University of VeniceItaly75TRỊNH Văn ThảoProfessor Emeritus, Aix-Marseille UniversityFrance76TRỊNH Xuân ThuậnProfessor, University of VirginiaUSA77William TURLEYProfessor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University CarbondaleUSA78Kieu-Linh Caroline VALVERDEAssociate Professor, University of California – DavisUSA79VŨ Quang ViệtFormer Chief of National Accounts Statistics at the United NationsUSA80VŨ Đức VượngEditor, Trồng Người, A Clearinghouse on Education in Vietnam, San Francisco – Sai GonUSA81Peter ZINOMANProfessor of History, University of California – BerkeleyUSASource : Tieng DanPDF en ligne : Viet StudiesVersion française de La lettre ouverte sur la page Facebook de Carnets du Viêt NamIllustration "à la une" : © NXB Tri Thuc