Are Zhejiang University Overseas-Returned Ph.D. Suicides Related to Titles? Tu Xuxin's Suicide Note Exposed, Content of the Note
Tu Xuxin, male, born in August 1977 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, held a doctoral degree. In the early hours of September 17, 2009 at 2 AM, he jumped from the 11th floor of the Comprehensive Building on Zhejiang University's Yuhang Campus and died at the age of 32. He left behind a suicide note stating that "the domestic academic circle is cruel and merciless."
Born in 1977 into an intellectual family, Tu Xuxin was an outstanding peer from his youth through young adulthood. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to Tsinghua University's Department of Hydraulic Engineering. Before the "9ยท11" attacks, he smoothly obtained a visa with a full scholarship to study at Northwestern University's Civil Engineering Department in the United States. Six years later, he earned his doctoral degree and stayed on for two years to conduct postdoctoral research work.