Debate star and physicist Guo Yanliang leaves a top European quantum lab for China3-MIN READ3-MIN2ListenPublished: 12:00pm, 25 Aug 2026Guo 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 China" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="82709" data-entity-type="organization">Renmin University of China where he is building an ultracold atom experiment platform.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Debate star and physicist Guo Yanliang leaves a top European quantum lab for China
Physicist and champion debater Guo Yanliang has returned to China to establish his own research group in Beijing. Guo, 33, previously worked at a leading European quantum laboratory before accepting a position as an associate professor at Renmin University of China this year.
Shi HuangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-25 · 04:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Physicist and champion debater Guo Yanliang has returned to China to establish his own research group in Beijing. Guo, 33, previously worked at a leading European quantum laboratory before accepting a position as an associate professor at Renmin University of China this year. He is currently building an ultracold atom experiment platform there. Guo stated that he views scientific research as a debate between differing opinions, which he feels makes him more compatible with China than Europe.
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He is building an ultracold atom experiment platform at Renmin University of China.
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Guo returned to China this year to become an associate professor at Renmin University of China.
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Guo sees scientific research as a debate between different opinions, finding it more compatible with China than Europe.
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Guo Yanliang, a champion debater and physicist, has left a top European quantum laboratory to establish his own research group in Beijing.
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