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Just how far are Chinaโ€™s local officials going in falsifying performance data?

Beijing has publicised three cases of local governments falsifying achievements to boost their records, which involved manipulating revenue data, misusing special-purpose government bonds and concealing off-balance-sheet debt. Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday that a central working group and the Communist Partyโ€™s top anti-corruption watchdog had announced cases highlighting typical misconduct in official duties and performance evaluations. The announcement came from the...