Lin Shaozhen, a successful physicist with an international career, recently returned to China to work at Sun Yat-sen University.
He has published extensively in top academic journals, demonstrating significant achievements in his field.
Since his appointment, Lin has become the target of online abuse on platforms like RedNote, with comments mocking his physical appearance, which is associated with congenital muscular torticollis.
Lin's background involves a high-achieving academic path, having benefited from a subsidized high school program and achieving prominence in physics research.
The South China Morning Post reached out to Lin for comment.