Fame to scandal: Chinese teen math genius exposed as fraud – Times of India
A teenage student from China, initially celebrated for her exceptional performance in a mathematics competition, has been found to have cheated, according to competition officials.Jiang Ping, who studies fashion design at a rural vocational school in Jiangsu province, garnered significant attention in June after securing the 12th position in the qualifying round of an international mathematics competition organised by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, BBC reported.Her achievement was particularly noteworthy as she became the first student from a vocational institution to reach the finals since the competition's inception in 2018. The competition typically sees finalists from prestigious universities.Her apparent success made her an immediate sensation, with media outlets and social platfor...