The once-raging incident of "Professor Fang Daining of Beijing Institute of Technology was hugged and kissed on the face by a woman during an online meeting" finally has an official outcome. On December 7, Beijing Institute of Technology announced the results, removing Fang Daini

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can be said to be quite serious. Some netizens complained about his injustice, saying that the treatment was too harsh and it was a pity that he was an academician and expert. Some netizens also said that Professor Fang, a high-status and famous person, should cherish feathers more. His behavior was out of character, violated teacher ethics, and had a great impact on society. Such treatment is not unfair at all.

I personally agree with the latter view. Below, we briefly review the ins and outs of the whole thing.

What happened is this:

In early October, it was reported on the Internet that Fang Daining, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor of Beijing Institute of Technology, was suddenly interrupted by a woman during an online meeting, hugging her face and kissing her, which aroused public attention. Some people say that the young woman who kissed Professor Fang was Li Moumou, a postdoctoral fellow at Beijing Institute of Technology. One is a famous professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, and the other is a female postdoctoral fellow from the same school. It is inevitable that people will not think of each other. For a time, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet and various rumors continued.

On October 10, Beijing Institute of Technology released a statement on Weibo, stating that it had launched an investigation as soon as possible and was verifying the relevant situation. Relevant verification results will be announced in due course to respond to social concerns.

After nearly two months of investigation, on December 7, Beijing Institute of Technology reported the results of the "teacher Fang Daining-related video incident" and decided to remove Fang Daining from his positions as director of the academic committee and deputy director of the school board, and to suspend his graduate enrollment qualifications. He also responded to the online discussion, saying: After verification, the content of the video is what happened when Fang Daining attended an academic conference online in early July this year. The woman who appears next to Fang Daining in the video is an employee of a company in Beijing. She has never had any further study or work experience in our school. She is not Li Moumou, a postdoctoral fellow in our school reported online.

This briefing from Beijing Institute of Technology refutes the rumor that the woman who kissed Professor Fang is not a member of the school. On the other hand, it also seems to indicate that this is a matter of Professor Fang’s personal life style. However, this briefing was as sparse as gold. It only stated that the woman was an employee of a company in Beijing. It did not say what kind of relationship she had with Professor Fang or why she appeared in the video. Therefore, it still could not solve everyone's questions well.

If the woman in the video is an outsider and Professor Fang and his wife are divorced, then love affairs with a large age gap are common in today's society. This kind of behavior is purely in the field of private life and has nothing to do with the so-called construction of teacher ethics and teacher behavior. It seems a bit unfair to punish an academician and professor so severely.

But no matter what, Professor Fang is indeed wrong.

First, his fault is that as an academician and professor, his personal ethics are not pure enough. For a man in his sixties to have an unclear relationship with a young woman is already beyond imagination.

The second fault is that he was not cautious enough. I was about to prepare for an online meeting, but I still got along with the young woman and behaved intimately. The most serious thing is that I didn’t notice that the camera was on to record! How forgetful!

The third mistake is that he has a special status, which has caused a major social impact. If Professor Fang were an ordinary person, it would be fine. Everyone would probably be filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. However, Professor Fang is an academician and a celebrity, and holds important academic resources. It is inevitable that everyone will not associate him with the corruption of teacher ethics, abuse of power for personal gain, power trading, and academic corruption.

If you want to wear a crown, you must first bear its weight. As a famous academician and professor with a respected status and reputation, Fang Daining should pay more attention to his own image, pay attention to the norms of words and deeds, and cherish his own feathers. We must not only value public morality, but also value private morality, and we must not rely on our status to do things we shouldn't do, otherwise our reputation will be ruined due to trivial carelessness.

is the same for ordinary people. I think this is the revelation that the Fang Daining incident has brought to us.