Academicians told to stay in lane by new code

Academicians at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been banned from publicly expressing academic opinions unrelated to their own field of expertise, according to a recently updated regulation.

In early August, the CAS, one of China's two elite science and technology bodies, quietly released its newest code of conduct for its academicians, which was published on the institute's website.

It's the first amendment of the regulations for top scientists in the past nine years.