BEIJING — Having conquered world markets and challenged American political and military leadership, China has set its sights on becoming a global powerhouse in a different field: scientific research. It now has more laboratory scientists than any other country, outspends the entire European Union on research and development, and produces more scientific articles than any other nation except the United States.
When thinking about research misconduct in China it’s important to remember the immense size of their research base and how quickly it has grown. Significant sanction and penalty efforts are underway (see the second linked story) but focusing on the culture of research practice would be better.
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Now, a recent string of high-profile scandals over questionable or discredited research has driven home the point in China that to become a scientific superpower, it must first overcome a festering problem of systemic fraud.
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