New laws to clamp down on academic cheating at China's universities could come into effect later this year as the rampant problems of plagiarism, falsification etc are increasing. The focus is also on  lying about credentials and research papers and other misconduct continue unabated in higher education. But some experts say the measure will not be adequate to curb cheating, and others dismissed the release in March of the regulations for public consultation as a government ploy to placate a restive public that something is being done about misconduct.