Plagiarism has been a problem in China for decades. But recently, more cases of academic fraud have come to light.
Last month, Lu Jun, a professor who was discovered to have plagiarized in an academic paper and lied about his academic experience, was expelled from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology.
Zhao Guanyin, a professor at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, points to some possible reasons behind academic fraud.
"First, at the institutional level, the evaluation system places great pressure on c
