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‘Sadfishing’: China teacher probed over sacrifice claims – 23 years away, US$300,000 spent

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…

‘Sadfishing’: China teacher probed over sacrifice claims – 23 years away, US$300,000 spent

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