Officials in Statistics Bureau Detained for Leaking Data

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Published:2011-06-03 13:51

 

Officials in Statistics Bureau Detained for Leaking Data
According to a source within China's statistics bureau, at the end of March, high-level government officials led an investigation into the leaking of official economic figures ahead of their release. The source revealed that many middle-level officials have already been detained by investigators, though it seems that authorities are still deciding how to deal with the matter. On April 15 this year, during the announcement of official first quarter economic data, the press spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that it took the leaking of data ahead of the official press conference very seriously after media reports a day before the release accurately "predicted" the headline figures contained in the report. 
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According to a source within China's statistics bureau, at the end of March, high-level government officials led an investigation into the leaking of official economic figures ahead of their release. The source revealed that many middle-level officials have already been detained by investigators, though it seems that authorities are still deciding how to deal with the matter. On April 15 this year, during the announcement of official first quarter economic data, the press spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that it took the leaking of data ahead of the official press conference very seriously after media reports a day before the release accurately "predicted" the headline figures contained in the report. 

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Economic Information Daily

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