Officials told to stop fake data
Top officials on Tuesday stressed the need to "prevent and punish" fake government statistics, an issue that has led some skeptics to question whether manipulated data masks the country's actual economic conditions.
A meeting of a top Party reform group, chaired by President Xi Jinping, said officials must strengthen supervision over fraudulent data and ensure independent investigation and reporting over statistics, organizations and personnel.
"Independently ensure that supervision authorities are not infringed upon, ensure that all types of cases of manufactured statistics are inspected in a timely and effective manner, ensure statistics are truthful, accurate, complete and timely," the group told officials, according to Xinhua News Agency.
