CHINA-ECONOMY: CHINA TO LAUNCH ITS FIFTH NATIONAL ECONOMIC CENSUS NEXT YEAR
China will officially launch its fifth national economic census next year, which aims to take a
complete survey of the country’s secondary and tertiary industries. Announcing this National
Bureau of Statistics (NBS) director Kang Yi warned against economic data fabrication. The
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Liaoning Daily (August 9 & 10) quoted him saying during a symposium on August 9 that “[We
must] build strong dams to prevent and punish statistical fraud and falsification.”
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