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Fake data to be punished, vice-premier says

Wang Yanfei
Updated: Feb 9,2017 7:14 AM     China Daily

Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli (C) visits the National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 8, 2017. Zhang visited the NBS and presided over a seminar here. [Photo/Xinhua]

Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli urged local governments on Feb 8 to improve the credibility of statistics, because falsified data can mislead policymakers in their plans for economic development.

Zhang called for local governments, especially at the provincial level, to improve their accountability in compiling data.

He said officials face demerits in their performance evaluation, which would deny them promotion, if they are found responsible for fake statistics.

Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli presides over a seminar during his visit to the National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 8, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Zhang stressed the need to enhance law enforcement and make good use of merit systems for companies and individuals to raise their awareness of authenticity and integrity of public data.

His comments were made during a visit to the National Statistics Bureau and followed Liaoning province’s admission in its annual government report in January that it falsified statistics from 2011 to 2014.

Three days after Liaoning’s falsified data revelation, NBS chief Ning Jizhe said at a news conference that the national statistics are reliable. China’s GDP grew by 6.7 percent in 2016.