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If the risk of penalty is low enough and breaking the law is easier than working harder through legal means, then I think we could assume they would be more inc
by SantalBlush 5y ago
If the risk of penalty is low enough and breaking the law is easier than working harder through legal means, then I think we could assume they would be more inclined to break the law.
- FooBarWidget 5y agoAnd is the penalty low? China is not known for low penalties. This article from 2018 said they were upping checks and penalties for academic fraud: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-science-idUSKCN1IW01O https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-science-idUSKCN1IW0... This article says that a researcher was punished. The investigation found no plagiarism but did find ethics violations, so even ethic boards are a thing in Chinese academia nowadays. https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006745/top-chinese-scientists-cleared-of-academic-fraud%2C-still-punished https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006745/top-chinese-scientist...
- SantalBlush 5y agoI was more responding to your analogy. I couldn't say whether the penalty is too low in this case, and you may be right.