Mathematicians Wang Hong and Deng Yu Win Fields Medal, Prompting Debate About National Pride, Chinese Academia, and Feeling “Discouraged”

The announcement that two Chinese mathematicians have won the Fields Medal, awarded every four years to outstanding mathematicians under 40, has been met with an outpouring of national pride on Chinese social media, as well as debate about the state of Chinese academia and whether there is enough domestic support and encouragement for emerging academic […]

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