China’s science awards system is flawed. Can reforms fix it?
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Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3345080/chinas-science-awards-sy…
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Name Calling / Labeling
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Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Loaded Language
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Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“China’s science awards system is plagued by shadowy practices.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or contradict the claim about China's science awards system practices.
“Beijing has rolled out new rules for investigating violations in scientific activities.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or contradict the claim about new regulations for scientific misconduct investigations.
“The China Association for Science and Technology issued an announcement rescinding the honours of five award recipients, including the China Youth Science and Technology Award.”
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Wikipedia entries provided do not mention revocation of awards by the China Association for Science and Technology or specific incidents related to the claim.
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— The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) is a people's organization of Chinese scientists and engineers, which is composed of multiple national professional societies and hundreds of br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Association_for_Science_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Association_for_Science_…
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— Ancient Chinese scientists and engineers made significant scientific innovations, findings and technological advances across various scientific disciplines including the natural sciences, engineering,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science_and_technol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science_and_technol…
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— Science and technology in the People's Republic of China have developed rapidly from the 1980s to the 2020s, with major scientific and technological progress over the last four decades. From the 1980s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Chin…
“A professor of agriculture described the awards system as 'one of the most corrupt links' in the country’s scientific ecosystem.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support or contradict the claim about an agricultural professor's statement on corruption.
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