chinese data is what the central gov want it to be or else bureaucrats get trimmed, making the next data survey compliance with central gov estimates. the farce

chinese data is what the central gov want it to be or else bureaucrats get trimmed, making the next data survey compliance with central gov estimates. the farce is so big that in 2022, the gov asked to redo GDP calculations "honestly" to assess the real situation (cant find articles for now)[] []https://www.china-briefing.com/news/people-dont-trust-chinas-official-statistics/ https://www.china-briefing.com/news/people-dont-trust-chinas... []https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampesek/2022/04/29/is-china-juicing-gdp-data-economists-cant-help-but-wonder/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampesek/2022/04/29/is-chin...