Chinese man, 29, with four PhDs and several master’s degrees probed for dubious credentials


By Fran Lu

Many questioned Zhao Zijian’s academic credentials as “against common sense” since PhDs typically take at least four years to complete. - Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

BEIJING (SCMP): A young Chinese man has astonished mainland social media with his remarkable academic accomplishments, which include two postdoctoral degrees, four PhDs, four master’s degrees, and more than 20 memberships in academic organisations.

Zhao Zijian, 29, sparked intense public debate after the Inner Mongolian National Culture and Art Research Institute announced his appointment as a researcher and shared his incredible academic credentials.

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