I think the message is a different one. More along the lines, 'Even in Switzerland the political pressure of China affects the freedom of speech'. The part th

I think the message is a different one. More along the lines, 'Even in Switzerland the political pressure of China affects the freedom of speech'. The part that you leave out is that the university actually recommended to the student that he should terminate/suspend his enrollment in the first place. To me it looks like the university is using the fact that he wasn't enrolled anymore as some kind of damage control to distance itself from the events. You are right, the actual facts are not very strong (in terms of legal action), but I think it is a good 'I have nothing to hide...' example.