March 23, 2009 - After a scandal highlighting rampant plagiarism, the government tries to rein it in – and a new generation of teachers trained abroad could help.

China now tops the list of countries with the largest annual number of scientific publications. At the same time, China also leads the list of countries with the highest proportion of scientific publication retractions. The rise in this academic misconduct in China has given Chinese researchers ...

The Hunan University of Technology in central China introduced a new free tool to limit plagiarism on campuses. Students could check their final dissertation with an online database to see how much of each paper’s content is copied from existing publications.

Plagiarism is the most common form of academic dishonesty. It means taking words or ideas from their rightful owners and presenting them as if they were your own (Hung, 1999) · Verbatim copying (also known as direct copying or uncited quote) involves:

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In recent months, Chinese universities have begun using advanced AI systems to detect machine-generated content in dissertations. In response, students, including those who did not initially use chatbots, are turning to AI tools to ensure their work passes these stringent checks.

A University of California professor says Yang Hui plagiarized his team’s now-published study on Parkinson’s disease

The study investigated postgraduate students’ knowledge of plagiarism, forms of plagiarism they commit, the reasons they commit plagiarism and actions taken against postgraduate students who plagiarise at Mzuzu University in Malawi. The study adopted a mixed methods approach.

Institution says unauthorised use of AI tools will be treated as plagiarism, but students can use them with permission.

Students from nine provinces and municipalities are accused of trying to cheat their way into college, pointing to flaws in the ‘independent assessment’ system.

This article reports on a mixed-methods study of Chinese university students' knowledge of and attitudes toward plagiarism in English academic writing. A sample of 270 undergraduates from two Chinese universities rated three short English passages under different conditions, provided open-ended ...

February 21, 2019 - The case highlights Chinese people’s obsession with higher degrees, preferably with a foreign pedigree, but also shakes confidence in local institutions, which emphasise rapid research output and are plagued by plagiarism and writing of low quality.

Answer (1 of 4): A2A: I’m not sure if the academic culture in China has been tolerant of such things, but, if so, it would be good to put a stop to this. It will weaken your school’s reputation, and plagiarism is dangerous. It’s not just a case of the culprit claiming credit under false ...

June 10, 2024 - AI model released by students sparked controversy for similarities to one developed by scientists from Tsinghua University

September 25, 2013 - Xi Jinping, now China's president and supreme leader, allegedly plagiarized passages of his doctoral thesis, which he submitted to Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2001, according to Joe Chung, a best-selling Hong Kong author who published his allegations in Chinese on a website,

For example, Chinese-English bilingual education is growing rapidly in China (Hu, 2008) and, invariably, such instruction will likely lead to wider exposure and familiarity with Western scholarly traditions, including issues related to plagiarism and proper attribution of sources.

August 19, 2022 - Researchers warn of knock-on effects for international publishing and student and staff mobility