TPP’s Tsai Pi-ru resigns despite denying plagiarismDEGREE REVOKED: The outgoing lawmaker said she was unable to adhere to academic standards when she cited Facebook posts in her master’s thesisBy Wang Chien-hao and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan People’s Party (TPP) Legislator Tsai Pi-ru (蔡壁如) yesterday resigned after her alma mater found that her master’s thesis contained plagiarized sections. Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Tsai Pi-ru yesterday defends herself against allegations of plagiarism at a news conference in Taipei. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei TimesEarlier yesterday, Tsai denied the accusations, telling a news conference that the thesis was her own work. “Otherwise, it will be impossible for anyone to have any substantive discussion on whether Tsai Pi-ru was at fault. Tsai Pi-ru said she believes the parts of the thesis on daycare and the aging population was deemed problematic.
