Chen Ning Yang, nobel laureate and physics pioneer, dies at 103; Why he renounced US citizenship despite calling it a 'beautiful country'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : The United States is a beautiful country that has given me wonderful opportunities for scientific research.
63% : Chinese culture runs in my veins."
59% : Furthermore, I know that many of my American friends would not approve of my relinquishing my citizenship." Born in 1922 in Anhui, China, Chen Ning Yang grew up on Tsinghua University's campus, where his father taught mathematics.
57% : Speaking to China Daily in 2017 about the decision, Yang said, "My late father's blood runs in my veins.
41% : Nobel laureate physicist Chen Ning Yang, renowned for his work on parity laws, has passed away at 103.
41% : Yang, along with fellow theoretical physicist Tsung-Dao Lee, was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work on parity laws, which led to critical discoveries about elementary particles, the fundamental building blocks of matter.
41% : In a 1983 book, I wrote that my father never forgave me for giving up my Chinese citizenship until his death.

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