China’s GDP figures have long been a matter of dispute, with the accuracy of their calculations frequently challenged by domestic and overseas experts. Photo: AP China’s GDP figures have long been a matter of dispute, with the accuracy of their calculations frequently challenged by domestic and overseas experts. Photo: AP
China’s GDP figures have long been a matter of dispute, with the accuracy of their calculations frequently challenged by domestic and overseas experts. Photo: AP
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Welcome revision to fuzzy maths on China’s economic growth

  • Unless the numbers all add up on national GDP, Beijing will never be able to silence the doubters

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Updated: 11:15pm, 14 Jan, 2020

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China’s GDP figures have long been a matter of dispute, with the accuracy of their calculations frequently challenged by domestic and overseas experts. Photo: AP China’s GDP figures have long been a matter of dispute, with the accuracy of their calculations frequently challenged by domestic and overseas experts. Photo: AP
China’s GDP figures have long been a matter of dispute, with the accuracy of their calculations frequently challenged by domestic and overseas experts. Photo: AP
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