The Chinese government has officially taken up the case of a Chinese PhD student who was recently kicked out of Norway.

Chinese authorities are accusing Norwegian officials of violating the rights of the young man, who was forced to leave the country last month.

The PhD student had been working at a wind-power project at the University of Agder for the last 2-years.

However, police ordered him out of the country, saying they fear the student's expertise could be used "for military purposes in other countries."

Both the student and his professor have denied the suggestion.

The university's management also says it saw no grounds for his expulsion.

The Chinese embassy in Norway says the action by local police is totally baseless and unreasonable.