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Thanks for getting in touch about this issue – we value feedback from our
community and being alerted to issues as they might arise. 
 
Massey University has an agreement with iFLYTEK, which funds a Massey
University Professor of Knowledge Science and relates to online teaching
tools and speech language recognition. Our academic splits his time
between Massey in New Zealand and iFLYTEK. 
 
We understand the concerns held about iFLYTEK and we hold our researchers
to a high ethical standard. To date Massey has not received any advice or
instruction from any government department, however we would naturally
consider any request or proposal put forward by officials should the
Government have concerns. 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pelasa Sun
[[4]mailto:[FOI #11749 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2019 10:37:38 AM
To: Massey University
Subject: Official Information request - Massey working with Chinese firm
blacklisted over human rights abuses

Dear Massey University/VC Jan Thomas,
In October 2017, Massey University announced a funding agreement with
iFLYTEK, a Chinese artificial intelligence heavyweight valued at $15
billion and designated a "national champion" by the Chinese government as
part of its push to lead the world in AI by 2030.
iFLYTEK was among eight Chinese companies added to a United States trade
blacklist last month, with the US Commerce Department citing their
implication in “human rights violations and abuses in the implementation
of China’s campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, and
high-technology surveillance against Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other members
of Muslim minority groups”.
Has Massey University contributing staff or funding towards iFlyTek
technology used in repression, mass detention and surveillance of Muslim
minority groups in China?
Has Massey University had internal discussions about continuing to work
closely with Chinese companies widely suspected to be participating in
human rights violations/abuse?
Yours faithfully,
Pelasa Sun
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