Economics
China Names Close Adviser to Premier Li as New Statistics Chief
- Ning Jizhe has helped shape Li Keqiang's economic policies
- Goldman Sachs sees China's economic data improving over time
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China picked a close adviser to Premier Li Keqiang as chief of the nation’s statistics agency, which has been criticized for years over publishing economic data at odds with other measures of growth.
Ning Jizhe, who’s advised Li on economic policy, will lead the National Bureau of Statistics and be its top Communist Party official, the government said in a statement Friday. He’ll also continue serving in his current role as vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, the top planning body.