China’s economy is around 12 per cent smaller than official figures indicate, and its real growth has been overstated by around 2 percentage points annually in recent years, according to new research.
The findings in the paper published on Thursday by the Brookings Institution, a Washington think-tank, reinforced longstanding scepticism about Chinese official statistics.
They also add to concerns that China’s slowdown is more severe than the government has acknowledged. Even based on official data, China’s economy grew at its
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