Investigation finds severe problems with false data

Some companies distorted figures up to 56 times the actual numbers

Severe problems with fudging figures - in one instance the given figure was 56 times the real number - were found in a round of inspections on the implementation of the Statistics Law, according to China's top legislature.

Since 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics has verified and inspected 2,051 companies and 2,942 fixed-asset investment projects that had abnormal data, according to a report delivered at the bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on Wednesday.