China Statistics Chief Says No Tolerance for Fake Data
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China’s statistics-bureau chief said the agency has “zero tolerance” for falsified data after it publicized cases of manipulated local numbers and the customs bureau cracked down on fraudulent export invoices.
Incidents exposed by the agency are isolated and won’t affect the broader quality of data, Ma Jiantang, head of the National Bureau of Statistics, said today in Beijing at an “open day” attended by officials, journalists and school students.