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Top Chinese hypersonic weapons expert, 64, caught smooching young woman in webcam blunder

One of China’s most brilliant scientists and a mastermind behind the country’s hypersonic weapons has been left red-faced after a steamy webcam blunder.

Candid footage of science guru professor Fang Daining, 64, and a glamorous young woman in a blue dress has gone viral across Chinese social media after they were caught smooching during an online conference.

Professor Fang, considered one of China’s smartest scientists, was setting up his webcam for the virtual conference when the woman, who appears to be several decades his junior, appears in shot wearing a figure-hugging blue dress.

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