Xi Jinping goes after economist who questioned China's official GDP numbers: Report

Gao Shanwen, chief economist at state-owned SDIC Securities, had suggested that China's real economic growth in recent years may have been closer to 2% annually, not 5% as claimed by authorities. Now, he has been banned from public speaking indefinitely

Xi Jinping goes after economist who questioned China's official GDP numbers: Report
Gao Shanwen, chief economist at state-owned SDIC Securities, had suggested that China's real economic growth in recent years may have been closer to 2% annually, not 5% as claimed by authorities. Now, he has been banned from public speaking indefinitely