Three countries are claiming credit for the first Chinese woman to win Fields Medal, math's highest honor

https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/education/three-countries-are-claiming-credit-for-the-first-chinese-woman-to-win-fields-medal-math-s-highest-honor-5103823.html">https://vcdn1-english.vnecdn.net/2026/07/31/hongwang-1785488979-4226-1785488993.jpg?w=900&h=0&q=100&dpr=1&fit=crop&s=4pTgkj4q7PRfy183aR0m5Q" />A debate has broken out in China over which country deserves credit for producing Hong Wang, who on July 23 became the third woman to win the Fields Medal, the world's most prestigious mathematics award.