Another Chengdu Worldcon Scandal Erupts With Three-Body Problem Editor Yao Haijun Under Investigation For Violation Of Chinese Law

Three-Body Problem editor Yao Haijun is under investigation after leading Chengdu Worldcon and being nominated twice for Hugo Awards.

Worldcon has more egg on its face because of the Chengdu China edition from 2023, where multiple scandals erupted, threatening to cripple the science fiction fandom convention. Now, one of its committee members and a Hugo Award finalist, Yao Haijun, who edited The Three-Body Problem for Science Fiction World, faces a potential threat of jail for violati…