South China Morning Post BusinessCNfinanceAug 25, 2026, 4:00 AMImpact 32.94

Debate star and physicist Guo Yanliang leaves a top European quantum lab for China

Guo Yanliang, a champion debater who honed his argumentation skills in international contests and on online variety shows, has left one of Europe’s top quantum laboratories to set up his own research group in Beijing. Guo, 33, says he sees scientific research as a debate between different opinions, which made him more compatible with China than Europe. This year, he returned to China to take a position as associate professor at Renmin University of China where he is building an ultracold atom...