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Chinese academic Jia Qianqian stripped of titles over plagiarism

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Northwest University has terminated the teaching appointment of Jia Qianqian and revoked her associate professor title following an investigation that found nine of her published papers contained plagiarized material. Additionally, Shaanxi Normal University revoked her master's degree due to plagiarism in her thesis. This action follows a broader call from President Xi Jinping for a crackdown on academic misconduct to bolster China's innovation capabilities. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Meredith Chen ·

    Jia Qianqian was a literary high-flier. Then came the online claims of plagiarism

    Jia Qianqian, daughter of internationally acclaimed writer Jia Pingwa, has become the latest high-profile figure in Chinese academia to fall from grace after a university investigation confirmed allegations of plagiarism. In a statement on Wednesday, Northwest University said its…

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