Trending in China: Social Media Users Hail the Return of a Top Chinese Biologist From the U.S.

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The return of Yan Ning, a distinguished Chinese biologist, from the U.S. to China has been cheered by social media users. On Tuesday, Yan gave a speech at the Shenzhen Global Innovation Forum of Talents, where she announced her decision to leave her tenured professor post at Princeton University to help launch a medical sciences research institute in the southern innovation hub of Shenzhen.