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Central News(Central News Agency, Taipei, 13th) A dramatic turn in the academic misconduct case involving Chinese young writer Jiang Fangzhou: Renmin University of China announced tonight the revocation of Jiang Fangzhou's master's degree. Jiang subsequently stated on her Weibo account that she accepts the university's decision.Jiang Fangzhou, once hailed as a 'prodigy girl,' faced allegations in early July when Professor Xiao Ying of Tsinghua University published a detailed table on Weibo, accusing Jiang of serious academic misconduct, plagiarism, and fabrication in her literature master's thesis at Renmin University. Jiang responded by calling Xiao's report a 'defamatory accusation' and claimed many allegations were factually inaccurate.Previously, Renmin University issued a statement acknowledging Jiang's 'severe lack of understanding' regarding the importance of citations in her thesis, but found no academic misconduct as defined by university regulations.However, the situation reversed tonight. According to reports by Chinese media The Paper, Renmin University released a new 'situation bulletin' announcing the revocation of Jiang's degree.The bulletin stated that, following new online leads regarding alleged academic misconduct in the thesis of Jiang Moumou, a 2019 literature master's graduate of Renmin University's School of Literature, the university took the matter seriously and immediately formed an investigation panel comprising multiple renowned experts from inside and outside the university. The panel conducted a thorough review through literature source tracing, comparative analysis, regulated interviews, and hearing the当事人's defense.The investigation confirmed that Jiang Moumou's master's thesis contains nine instances of textual overlap with a foreign journal article, with no citations or references listed for the overlapping content.Citing the 'Measures for Preventing and Handling Academic Misconduct in Higher Education Institutions,' the university's Academic Integrity Committee determined that Jiang Moumou's actions constitute academic misconduct. Based on China's 'Degree Law' and a resolution by the University Degree Evaluation Committee, the university decided to revoke Jiang Moumou's master's degree.The bulletin concluded by thanking the public for their attention and oversight of the university's academic integrity efforts, stating that Renmin University will take this incident as a lesson to further strengthen academic integrity, enhance thesis quality management, reinforce academic ethics education, and firmly uphold the seriousness and authority of academic norms.Jiang Fangzhou later posted on her Weibo account that she accepts the university's handling of the matter. She apologized to readers who were disturbed or disappointed by the incident and expressed deep regret for the disciplinary actions her advisor may have faced.37-year-old Jiang Fangzhou began writing at age 7, published her first book at 9, rose to fame at 12, was admitted to Tsinghua University through special recommendation at 19, and became deputy editor-in-chief of the Chinese magazine 'Xin Zhongguo Zhoukan' at 23.Beyond the thesis issue, last June, China Newsweek reported that a blogger named 'Sentimental Forest' discovered identical phrases in Jiang's works to those used by writers such as Albert Camus, Yan Lianke, and Vladimir Nabokov. (Editors: Lu Chia-jung / Chu Chien-ling) 1150713Stand with facts. Your support is the force that protects press freedom.Download the Central News Agency 'First-hand News' app for real-time updates.Text, images, and videos on this website are prohibited from unauthorized reproduction, public broadcast, transmission, or use.