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Neurobiologist Ye Bing says his return to China is not spurred by Michigan campus tragedy

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Huang, S. (2026, September 23). Neurobiologist Ye Bing says his return to China is not spurred by Michigan campus tragedy. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3368490/neurobiologist-ye-bing-says-his-return-china-not-spurred-michigan-campus-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed

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Neurobiologist Ye Bing has returned to China to join Nanjing University’s school of life sciences, rejecting suggestions that his move was influenced by recent events or US policy changes. In a response email, Ye stated that his decision is purely career-oriented and unrelated to the suicide of another Chinese scholar at the University of Michigan or national policies under the Trump administration.

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Neurobiologist Ye Bing has returned to China after a significant period working in the United States and has taken over as head of Nanjing University’s School of Life Sciences. In response to suggestions that his move was influenced by the suicide of another Chinese scholar at the University of Michigan or US policy under the Trump administration, Ye stated via email on Tuesday that “this is a career choice and has no connection to the events mentioned in your email or the national policies [of the Trump administration].” He emphasized joining Nanjing University, his alma mater, to contribute to its development.

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“This is a career choice and has no connection to the events mentioned in your email or the national policies [of the Trump administration],” Ye said in an email on Tuesday.

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2026-09-23 · South China Morning Post

Neurobiologist Ye Bing says his return to China is not spurred by Michigan campus tragedy · mixed framing

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Neurobiologist Ye Bing says his return to China is not spurred by Michigan campus tragedy Prominent researcher takes over Nanjing University’s school of life sciences, rejecting claims US policy prompted his return Neurobiologist Ye Bing is returning to China after a long period in the United States, but he says his move is not linked to the suicide of another Chinese scholar at the same university or US policy under the Trump administration. uncertain

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“This is a career choice and has no connection to the events mentioned in your email or the national policies [of the Trump administration],” Ye said in an email on Tuesday. asserted

Ye → have → Tuesday

“I have indeed joined my alma mater, Nanjing University, to participate in the development of its school of life sciences.” asserted

I → join → sciences