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 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
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
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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

Topic |   China economy
Sidney Leng
Sidney Leng

Updated: 11:28pm, 25 Oct, 2019

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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 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
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
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