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Why Chinese People Don’t Take Plagiarism Seriously
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Why Chinese People Don’t Take Plagiarism Seriously

Li Yan
Tencent, 2016
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Tencent News writer Li Yan examines the historical, cultural and technical reasons behind plagiarism in China. He doesn’t hold back his criticism of a society that tolerates plagiarism and concludes that the real culprits aren’t the people who’ve built their success on fraud, but their audiences who aspire to the same success and accept plagiarizers uncritically as “life mentors.” getAbstract recommends this analysis to readers with an interest in Chinese society and the historical background behind today’s trends.

Take-Aways

  • When plagiarism scandals break in China, the nation’s public reacts with tolerance.
  • As long as they perceive the perpetrator as a successful person, Chinese people tend to endorse plagiarists for their behavior.
  • In an increasingly results-oriented China, people don’t often question how someone achieves success.  

About the Author

Li Yan writes for Tencent News. This article was published in Tencent’s Culture section. 

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