NPC deputy: Academic fraud should be classed as a crime

2011/03/17

A deputy to the National People's Congress proposed that academic fraud should be classified as a crime at the annual meeting that ended on Monday.

Yan Xijun, vice-president of the Association of Tianjin Industry and Commerce, said authorities should provide more severe punishment for those who receive research funding or prize money as a result of academic cheating.

Self-discipline in the nation's academia is weak, he noted, so laws and regulations as well as a public supervision system and investigation department are urgently needed.

Source:Beijing Times