INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
As the world’s brightest young mathematical minds gathered last week at Australia’s Sunshine Coast for the biggest global maths
competition of the year, one moment stood out before the contest had even begun.
During the opening ceremony for the International
Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), the audience erupted into lengthy cheers and applause as China’s six-person team was introduced among the
more than 100 taking part.
The team was led by second-year Wuhan high school student Xu Qiming, who helped...
