A law professor from a prominent Chinese university posted a reflective essay on her WeChat public account, only to see it deleted within two hours. Professor Lao Dongyan holds a Doctor of Law degree from China’s prestigious Peking University and works as a law professor and Ph.D. advisor at Tsinghua University. Lao is a published author and often appears on the media talking about various social issues and the law. Lao’s latest 6,000-word dissertation titled “Facing the Real World” met with immediate censorship. Professor Jerome A. Cohen, New York University School of Law Founder and Faculty Director Emeritus, added a link to Lao’s essay in his blog, and said that it is “not only about the plight of legal scholars, lawyers, free speech, and the abuse of criminal justice… It is also a meditation on arriving at middle age and on the responsibilities of raising children to cope with the …