‘DISCOURAGED’ AT UNIVERSITY, MATHS STAR WANG HONG SPURS CHINESE EDUCATION DEBATE

Many young students in China have been inspired by the achievement of Wang Hong, the first Chinese woman to receive the Fields Medal – the world’s most prestigious prize in mathematics. But it is the 35-year-old’s candid remarks about feeling “discouraged” in her early years at an elite Chinese university that appear to have struck the deepest chord.

News - South China Morning Post reports that many young students in China have been inspired by the achievement of Wang Hong, the first Chinese woman to receive the Fields Medal – the world’s most prestigious prize in mathematics.

The report adds: But it is the 35-year-old’s candid remarks about feeling “discouraged” in her early years at an elite Chinese university that appear to have struck the deepest chord.

Those comments have set off a broader debate about the country’s education system and whether it provides the support students need to develop...

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