Cleanse academia of filth

If the brawl over the alleged dishonesty of an academic continues, it will damage the reputation of not only the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but also the academia across the country.

The tip-off on Wang Zhengmin's alleged plagiarism in writing theses and preparing other research materials that enabled him to become a member of CAS was first received in early 2012.

In August 2013, the academic commission of Shanghai-based Fudan University, where Wang was a professor in the ear, nose and throat department of a hospital, issued its investigation report, asking him to explain his alleged academic irregularities.