China punishes local officials for falsifying economic data

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BEIJING : China has punished a number of local officials with demotions or dismissal for falsifying economic data, the country's statistics bureau said on Friday, as part of an effort to curb data fraud as the economy falters.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) found data violations in 2020 and 2021 a

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BEIJING : China has punished a number of local officials with demotions or dismissal for falsifying economic data, the country's statistics bureau said on Friday, as part of an effort to curb data fraud as the economy falters.

Authorities in Hebei have punished 45 officials in Xingtai after finding some of its data on industrial output, fixed-asset investment, wholesale and retail sales were"seriously inaccurate", it said. In March, China's anti-graft watchdog vowed to step up scrutiny of the country's statistics agency and tackle the"outstanding problems" of data fraud and falsification.

Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday that China will strive to achieve reasonable economic growth in the second quarter and stem rising unemployment, after rolling out a raft of supporting policies.

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