Harvard professor leaves US for China, Trump’s India remarks: 5 weekend reads

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Liu Jun, one of the world’s leading statisticians and a longtime professor at Harvard University, has returned to China full time, accepting a prestigious chair at Tsinghua University last month. Photo: Handout

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Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol along the National Mall, in Washington last week. Photo: AP
Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol along the National Mall, in Washington last week. Photo: AP
Liu Jun (top centre), one of the world’s leading statisticians and a long-time professor at Harvard University, has returned to China full time, accepting a prestigious chair at Tsinghua University last month. Photo: Handout
Liu Jun (top centre), one of the world’s leading statisticians and a long-time professor at Harvard University, has returned to China full time, accepting a prestigious chair at Tsinghua University last month. Photo: Handout
US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump during a White House meeting on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

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