Jia Qianqian was a literary high-flier. Then came the online claims of plagiarism

Jia Qianqian, daughter of internationally acclaimed writer Jia Pingwa, has become the latest high-profile figure in Chinese academia to fall from grace after a university investigation confirmed allegations of plagiarism. In a statement on Wednesday, Northwest University said its months-long investigation found that nine of Jia’s published papers contained plagiarised material. The university had terminated her teaching appointment and revoked her associate professor title. In addition, her…