Peking University has fired an associate professor accused of having sex with an international female student, saying that "the inappropriate behavior triggers a severe social effect", according to an announcement released on Saturday on the university's website.

The professor's teaching credentials have been revoked and he has also been expelled from the Party, according to the announcement.

Yu Wanli, then an associate professor at the School of International Studies of Peking University, was accused of having sex with an international student surnamed Wang and getting her pregnant.