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Top biologist Yuan Junying faces backlash over US citizenship and return to China

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Biologist Yuan Junying is facing online criticism in China after winning a science prize and defending her US citizenship. Some Chinese scientists and netizens have accused her of returning to China primarily to access research funding, suggesting that such high-profile returnees might be displacing younger, domestic talent. Yuan, a Harvard-educated pioneer in cell death research, established a center at the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry in 2012 while still based in the US and stated her 'blood is Chinese blood' upon receiving the award. AI

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Top biologist Yuan Junying faces backlash over US citizenship and return to China

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ling Xin ·

    US citizen, ‘Chinese blood’: top biologist Yuan Junying caught in debate over returnees

    A top Chinese-American biologist who left Harvard University to take up a position in China is facing an online backlash amid a growing debate over whether senior returnees are squeezing out the country’s young scientists. Yuan Junying, a pioneer in the study of how cells die, dr…

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