But he was eliminated in the first award selection of the year. And why he was eliminated, to this day the officials haven't given a clear explanation. Even though a dean passed away during this period, only obscure references were made in his will. We had no idea what happened.
If you don't believe me, you can go look up the feedback from many foreign scholars when this award was announced, or find out why two world-renowned mathematicians returned their medals. Coincidentally, the selection rules for the Nobel Prize are the same as this award.
The first response on Weibo didn't mention the Crafoord Prize, but didn't stray from the topic of the award either.
"The second reason, of course, is because I, Dou Dou, am confident that I can do better. I won't hide from everyone that the Qiaoze Natural Science Award, to be operated by Dou Dou in the future, will revolve around the core principles of transparency, fairness, verifiability, and impartiality.
