China Fights Against Statistical Corruption

摘要

Particularly in the current financial crisis, many countries rely on statistics released by the Chinese government for production and trade of bulk commodities, exchange rates, and economic stimulus. However, the credibility of China's statistics has long been questioned. On 1 May, a new regulation, Rules on Punishment for Violation of Laws in Statistics, was put in effect by the Ministry of Supervision, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the National Bureau of Statistics (1).rnStatistical corruption has been found in China for years, largely for two reasons.