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Now even China is complaining about the effect the university strikes are having on its students
It used to be students leading the protests at university campuses, campaigning for peace and love. Today it is academics demanding preservation of their gold-plated pensions.
Passions are nevertheless running high on campus, with lecturers and support staff at 60 universities walking out on an eight-day strike.
More than a million students will have had their classes cancelled by the action, which has been triggered by a row over increased pensions costs as well as disputes over salaries and working conditions.
It is not the first time. Last year a wave of industrial action, also held in protest…
