It is illegal to write papers on behalf of others. The Measures for Preventing and Handling Academic Misconduct in Colleges and Universities promulgated by the Ministry of Education on 20 16 clearly regards academic misconduct such as buying and selling papers, writing papers on behalf of others as illegal acts. Copyright Law Article 11 Copyright belongs to the author, except as otherwise provided in this Law. The citizen who creates a work is the author. A work presided over by a legal person or other organization, created on behalf of a legal person or other organization, and in the charge of a legal person or other organization shall be regarded as the author. If there is no proof to the contrary, the signed citizen, legal person or other organization shall be the author.

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Article 27 of the Measures for the Prevention and Handling of Academic Misconduct in Colleges and Universities: After investigation, it is confirmed that the reported person has committed one of the following acts in scientific research and related activities, which shall be deemed to constitute academic misconduct: (1) Plagiarism, plagiarism, and embezzlement of other people's academic achievements; (two) tampering with other people's research results; (3) Forging scientific research data, materials, documents and notes, or fabricating facts or misrepresenting research results; (4) Without participating in the research or creation, signing the research results and academic papers, improperly using others' signatures without others' permission, fictional collaborators * * * have the same signature, or many people * * * jointly complete the research without indicating others' work and contribution in the results; (five) providing false academic information in the process of reporting topics, achievements, awards and job evaluation, and applying for a degree; (six) buying and selling papers, writing papers for others or writing papers for others; (seven) other acts that are academic misconduct according to the rules formulated by institutions of higher learning or relevant academic organizations and relevant scientific research management institutions.