How Maxim Kontsevich predicted China's rise in mathematics

Speaking to CMG host Zou Yun on Leaders Talk, Fields Medal laureate Maxim Kontsevich said he is not surprised that Chinese mathematicians Deng Yu and Wang Hong won the honor in July. He predicted it three years ago. He points to China's growing pool of mathematical talent and decades of steady research progress. Tsinghua University's Qiuzhen College, he says, is a home for the next generation of mathematicians. #maths #mathematics 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgrNz-aDmcr2uuto8_DL2jg 👈 Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video Most watched videos: Impossible Challenge: 30 seconds to count banknotes BLINDFOLDED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmP_Ybj-jws Impossible Challenge: Gymnastics Boy Arat Hosseini from Iran! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sxX--U4c8w Impossible Challenge: How to calm babies in 5 seconds? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR3q9sXM7WA