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       4 Instructors From Iowa College Are Attacked in Public Park in China

       The Cornell College instructors were in the city of Jilin as part of a partnership with a local university. Much about the attack was still unclear.

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       Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, has had a partnership with Beihua University in northeastern China since 2018.Credit...Google Maps

       By Alexandra E. Petri and David Pierson

       June 10, 2024

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       Four instructors from an Iowa college who were teaching in China as part of a partnership with a local university were attacked and injured in a public park there, college officials said on Monday.

       Jonathan Brand, the president of Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in the city of Mount Vernon, said the instructors had been “injured in a serious incident” while visiting the park. In a statement, he said they were with a member of the faculty of Beihua University, Cornell’s partner in Jilin City in northeastern China, when the attack occurred.

       “We have been in contact with all four instructors and are assisting them during this time,” Mr. Brand said in the statement.

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       David Pierson covers Chinese foreign policy and China’s economic and cultural engagement with the world. He has been a journalist for more than two decades. More about David Pierson

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