Hot off the press: Newspaper in China’s Guangxi goes viral after featuring hometown mathematician
- East Asia The Jul 25 edition of Guangxi Daily featured a front-page profile of hometown mathematician and Fields Medal winner Wang Hong.
- The headline’s layered wordplay has won praise and helped turn the copy into an unlikely keepsake.
- People in China have snapped up physical copies of the Guangxi Daily newspaper following its front-page feature of Chinese mathematician Wang Hong, who was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal on Jul 23, 2026.
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- East Asia The Jul 25 edition of Guangxi Daily featured a front-page profile of hometown mathematician and Fields Medal winner Wang Hong.
- The headline’s layered wordplay has won praise and helped turn the copy into an unlikely keepsake.
- People in China have snapped up physical copies of the Guangxi Daily newspaper following its front-page feature of Chinese mathematician Wang Hong, who was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal on Jul 23, 2026.
Sources: CNA