So you also asserting your claim as insignificant. You did make an assertion
Ergh I'm tired of this. Whatever let's leave this then. Let's wind things back a bit. This guy was a trickster who got his position at SJTU based almost entirely on his swindling of the university and government officials. However, he was caught very quickly and all the right things were done by Chinese gov and SJTU. The whole thing was even made rather public probably in an effort to look more accountable. So on the whole, meh. I don't see what the big deal over this issue is and you are hiding it like this 2006 speck of news is some holy grail.
Can you please explain clearly what you actually mean with your own words? Is it one of the below??
1. China wasted big money on him
2. China wasted big time on him
3. Other - please elaborate.
Back then China was not under the microscope and pressure. It was the golden age of development.
The only worthwhile point being raised is the presence of this kind of fraud and the potentially "reputable" people who commit them. It's actually rather comforting to know that Chinese systems in academia and government discovered the fraud in that case and made it known and the people/person accountable.
As for the other point of this character wasting time and money? That's never been something I've denied. Whether you choose to believe his efforts represent the entirety of Chinese efforts in DSP work back over a decade ago or not is up to you and if you want us to believe that, then please prove it with numbers. I'm sure that's difficult if not impossible so please at the very least, don't assume we all bandwagon with you on that one.
Interesting to ask now though, does China have actual domestic DSPs now?