This has also been a problem with the SAT for a long time in China. This one appears to be the most recent instance of the problem: http://www.washingtonpost.c

This has also been a problem with the SAT for a long time in China. This one appears to be the most recent instance of the problem: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/03/02/yet-again-sat-scores-in-asia-withheld-because-of-cheating/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/03/... This same thing also continues and becomes ingrained in academia: http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586845-flawed-system-judging-research-leading-academic-fraud-looks-good-paper http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586845-flawed-system-j... I'm not sure if it's a cultural thing as you say or what, but I have heard of universities just assuming all numbers from Chinese national applicants have been doctored.