According to Article 8 of the Interim Measures for the Implementation of Academic Degrees Regulations in People's Republic of China (PRC), the master's degree thesis should have a new view on the research topic, indicating that the author has the ability to engage in scientific research or independently undertake specialized technical work. The degree-conferring unit shall employ one or two experts in related disciplines to review the thesis. Reviewers should write detailed academic comments on the thesis for the reference of the thesis defense Committee.

The defense committee for master's degree thesis consists of three to five people. Members should generally have experts from other units. The chairman of the thesis defense Committee is an associate professor, professor or an expert with the same title. The thesis defense committee decides whether to grant a master's degree according to the defense situation. The resolution shall be adopted by secret ballot, with the consent of more than two thirds of all members. The resolution shall be signed by the chairman of the thesis defense Committee and submitted to academic degree evaluation committee; Meetings should be recorded.

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The relevant requirements for degree awarding stipulate that:

1. Chairman academic degree evaluation committee is the main person in charge of a degree-granting unit with a professor, associate professor or equivalent title (the president of an institution of higher learning, the vice president in charge of teaching, scientific research and postgraduate work, or a person with equivalent title in a scientific research institution).

2. academic degree evaluation committee may set up several sub-committees according to degree disciplines. Each is composed of seven to fifteen people, with a term of two to three years. The chairman of the Subcommittee must be a member of academic degree evaluation committee.

3. The master's dissertations and doctoral dissertations passed are stored in the library of the degree-granting unit, and the doctoral dissertations passed are also stored in the Beijing Library and relevant professional libraries.

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