India, July 5 -- A bizarre case of academic impersonation has stunned China's online community, after a male student was caught cross-dressing to take an exam on behalf of a female student. According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the incident occurred at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, Hubei province.

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The scandal unfolded on June 24 when a netizen posted about a suspected case of cheating during a senior-level accounting exam. "I heard someone was caught impersonating a candidate during the senior accounting exam this morning? Apparently, it was a man dressed as a woman?" the post read...