this post was submitted on 05 May 2025
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China has been on the ball to curb publish or perish pop science bullshit for about 5 years now. They banned incentive and performance structures in universities that rely on publishing rankings.
https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/observations/1/end-publish-or-perish-chinas-new-policy-research-evaluation
Despite this reform, China has maintained it's leadership in paper quality and quantity and is now leading in high-level SME's
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3295011/china-surpasses-us-tally-top-scientists-first-time-report
It's more likely this is real than it was 5 years ago.