Faking the fudge
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Policymakers want better quality economic data.
ICYMI: There has been a recent crackdown down on crappy data.
In May, Xi Jinping warned cadres about data fraud.
In the same month, local governments held “self-correction” campaigns to improve data quality.
In July, the stats bureau dispatched data ...