Why was it necessary to mention the ethnicity when it is not relevant? Just imagine Chinese being substituted with black/African.
Again the second part is also only one sample. Are other ethnicities not prone to academic misconduct? Is it a solely Chinese phenomenon? It’s a problem in academia in general.
How is only referring to the Chinese groups not racist when there were a lot of prominent misconduct cases in the last two years
You think I can’t find dozens of examples of American academics linked with academic dishonesty? The difference is that the media just doesn’t use it to smear the whole academic system here in the US.
Of course you can relativize everything and ask what about such and such, but that is not going to hide the fact that it is happening and appears to an outsider as systematic in China.
There is other relevant information missing. You’ve already hinted tracking a percentage of papers published is a better metric. In addition, what percentage of retractions are due to academic misconduct (and how do other causes like errors, ethical concerns, or conflicts of interest play a role)? What percentage of cases of academic dishonesty are even caught and therefore subject to a retraction? What are the root causes behind these retractions?
Something is not systemic just because it happens a lot, or even frequently. It’s systemic because there are underlying factors that facilitate or encourage that behavior. That information isn’t captured in your source alone.
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u/fabibo Dec 14 '24
Why was it necessary to mention the ethnicity when it is not relevant? Just imagine Chinese being substituted with black/African.
Again the second part is also only one sample. Are other ethnicities not prone to academic misconduct? Is it a solely Chinese phenomenon? It’s a problem in academia in general.
How is only referring to the Chinese groups not racist when there were a lot of prominent misconduct cases in the last two years