Beijing has tried to ensure data accuracy for policymaking, but there have been a number of cases of local governments reporting inaccurate data. Photo: EPA-EFE
China plans to tackle fraudulent data with harsh new penalties for local leaders and the help of AI
- Beijing is amending its statistics law to crack down on fraudulent data that has caused some observers to question official economic statistics
- The government has proposed harsh penalties for local leaders and outlined plans to deploy cloud computing and artificial intelligence to solve the problem
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Beijing has tried to ensure data accuracy for policymaking, but there have been a number of cases of local governments reporting inaccurate data. Photo: EPA-EFE