07.10.2024 The Chinese scientists leaving top US universities to take up high-profile roles in China, boosting Beijing in its race for global talent

Over the past few years, hundreds of Chinese scientists have switched affiliations from American universities to institutions in China. 
The Post looks at some of the highest-profile people to make the change:

1. Tsinghua University’s ‘star’ twin scientists return to China from the US, Canada
The return to China of Tsinghua University’s “star” twin scientists at the end of their postdoctoral research in North America was celebrated on Chinese social media after it was announced on the alma mater’s website.

2. Acclaimed China-born physicist who taught at Stanford joins Tsinghua University
“Master researcher” Gao Huajian joins Tsinghua University for the next chapter of a glittering international career that has included top awards in his field.

 3. Star mathematician leaves US for China
Award-winning Chinese-born geometer Sun Song leaves California to take up a position in China.

4. MacArthur ‘genius’ biochemist Kunliang Guan leaves US for new role in China
After working in the United States for more than 30 years, biochemist Kunliang Guan is back in China with a full-time chair professor position at Westlake University in the eastern province of Zhejiang.

5. British chair professor joins China’s hypersonic programme
After more than 20 years in Britain as a prominent physicist dedicated to unveiling the secrets of superfast fluids, Zhang Yonghao joins China’s new national hypersonic laboratory in Beijing.

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Source: South China Morning Post