Follow-up of the “Liquor Academician Disturbance”: Maotai Chief Engineer Wang Li was not selected as an academician of the Academy of Engineering

Follow-up of the “Liquor Academician Disturbance”: Maotai Chief Engineer Wang Li was not selected as an academician of the Academy of Engineering

Wang Yan

2021-04-23 12:35:23

Source: Times Finance

Regarding the fact that Wang Li was not selected as an academician candidate of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Times Finance contacted Kweichow Moutai (600519.SH) on April 23, and the other party said that it would not comment. The “liquor academician” storm caused by the election of the chief engineer of Maotai Group as an academician candidate of the Chinese Academy of Engineering has finally settled. Image source: Visual China On April 23, the Chinese Academy of Engineering website announced that after the presidium of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 577 effective candidates for the co-election of academicians in 2021 were determined. According to the “Implementation Measures for the Co-election of Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering”, it is hereby announced. The list of valid candidates for academician co-election issued by the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2021 Source: Official website of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Times Finance noticed that Wang Li, the chief engineer of the Moutai Group, who had previously been on the hot search for the “baijiu academician”, was not listed. (Click to view related reports) Regarding the fact that Wang Li was not selected as an academician candidate of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Times Finance contacted Kweichow Moutai (600519.SH) on April 23, and the other party said that it would not comment.

Kweichow Moutai today’s share price performance source: Snowball

As of the midday close on April 23, Kweichow Moutai rose 2.21% to 2101 yuan per share, with a total market value of 2.64 trillion yuan, which has fallen 560 billion yuan from the historical high of 3.2 trillion yuan set on February 9 this year.

On February 17 this year, the list of candidates for the 2021 co-elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering was announced. Among them, Wang Li was shortlisted as a co-opted academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. According to the news from Kweichow Moutai, Wang Li was shortlisted by the Guizhou Association for Science and Technology.

On the morning of February 18, the official website of the Guizhou Association for Science and Technology released the “Notice on Guizhou Province’s Recommendation of Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2021”, stating that all candidates (including Wang Li) to be recommended this time meet the eligibility requirements for application, and I urge everyone It is understood that in view of the wide range of scientific research fields and scientific and technological talents, the selection criteria will be strictly controlled, the selection process will be strictly controlled, and the quality of the selection work will be further improved.

On the afternoon of February 18, the Chinese Academy of Engineering stated to the outside world that it had noticed the relevant information about the proposed recommendation by the academician of the Guizhou Association for Science and Technology. Wang Li, the chief engineer of Moutai Group, received social attention during the publicity process. According to the relevant regulations of the co-election of academicians, the nomination of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology is one of the channels for the formation of academician candidates. The specific procedure is to be recommended by the local Association for Science and Technology, selected by the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, and submitted to the Presidium of the Chinese Academy of Engineering to become a valid candidate. At present, Wang Li is still in the stage of recommendation and publicity by the local association for science and technology, and is not an effective candidate for the academician co-election of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2021, and will continue to pay attention to the relevant situation.

On the same day, the Guizhou Association for Science and Technology stated in response to a media interview: “We have noticed that there is a dispute over Wang Li’s recommendation as an academician candidate on the Internet. The recommendation process for academician candidates of the Chinese Academy of Engineering is definitely standardized. Discuss this matter. The list of academicians to be recommended is currently in the publicity period. The entire process is transparent. It is normal to have different voices on the Internet. We must follow the normal procedure.”

The news that “engineers of liquor companies become academicians candidates” also quickly aroused heated discussion. Some netizens called Wang Li a “mao-flavor academician” and a “liquor academician”. At the same time, at the close of the market on February 18, Kweichow Moutai (600519.SH) fell 5% during the intraday session. The stock price fell below 2500 yuan/share to close at 2471 yuan/share, with a total market value of 3.1 trillion yuan, compared with the previous trading day. Nearly 100 billion evaporated.

According to official information from Moutai Group, Wang Li was born in 1972, graduated from Northwestern Institute of Light Industry (now Shaanxi University of Science and Technology) in 1994, majoring in food, and then went to work in Moutai Distillery. She is currently chief engineer of China Kweichow Moutai Distillery (Group) Co., Ltd. , Chief Quality Officer. Wang Li successively won the second prize of National Technology Invention Award, State Council Special Allowance Expert, National Liquor Judge, National Brewing Senior Judge and other honorary titles.

According to Times Finance and Economics, on February 17th, both in Guizhou Province and Wang Li were shortlisted for academician candidates, including Zhou Qi of Guizhou Geological Survey Institute, Zhang Shenglin of Guizhou Highway Engineering Group Co., Ltd., and Ma Jianfeng of Guizhou University. In addition to Wang Li not entering the list of valid candidates this time, Zhang Shengli also failed to be selected.

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