‘Sadfishing’: China teacher probed over sacrifice claims – 23 years away, US$300,000 spent
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia
A Chinese professor has ignited controversy after asserting at a university conference that her extreme commitment to research involved sleeping less than two hours a day for a decade, investing two million yuan (US$300,000) of her own money, and completely sacrificing her personal and family life for over 20 years. The public health professor, Lu Chan, from the Xiangya School of Medicine at Central South University in Hunan province, sparked widespread debate after presenting these...
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