Government Official Admits Chinese Economic Data Tampering Is Real
Considering how the PBOC has not cracked down on Bitcoin yet, this news could be positive news for cryptocurrency. For several years now, there have been doubts regarding the accuracy of Chinese economic data. Experts have stated how the county government tends to inflate numbers, making things look far better than they are. A new report supports these claims, as local officials have apparently been cooking the books for several years. China’s economy is in a far worse state than most people anticipated. Governor Chen Qiufa of Liaoning admitted false statistics have been provided to the....
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