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Same reason why all sorts of gnarly scams (melamine milk, gutter oil, etc) are/were so prevalent in China: there were no consequences. But some of the melamine
by resolutebat 3y ago
Same reason why all sorts of gnarly scams (melamine milk, gutter oil, etc) are/were so prevalent in China: there were no consequences. But some of the melamine people were sentenced to death, and the article notes that the government is starting to clamp down on fake research too.
- SomeoneFromCA 3y agoIt feels that Chinese govt. is complacent in that scheme however: allowing scientific scams have helped to increase interest in science domestically and create illusion of productivity internationally. Now it has began hurting, so they are cracking down.
- lostlogin 3y agoI might be a bit too cynical, but isn’t this how usually regulation usually works? It’s all fun and games until someone goes too far.
- SomeoneFromCA 3y agoNo, I do not think so. Not in the scale Chinese govt. does this, anyway.
- frozenport 3y agoArticle mentions it was the guy’s employer who fired him. Rather than the government.