The Collapse of China’s Credibility
China’s national credibility is suspected by outside observers in the fields of politics, economics, and ethics.
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A man rides a tricycle over the rails next to a cargo train in Beijing on Aug. 7, 2009. The head of Liaoning Province volunteered China's economic data were made up; he relied on volume of freight moved by train as one indicator of actual economic performance. Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images

By He Qinglian
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