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Communist China’s Economic Statistics: Always a Guessing Game

Communist China’s Economic Statistics: Always a Guessing Game
A pedestrian walks past the People's Bank of China in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2007. Teh Eng Koon/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Employing a standard communist tactic, Beijing’s information warfare campaign to blunt and mask the potentially devastating effects of U.S. tariffs kicked into high gear with a flurry of stories citing rosy Chinese growth and production statistics.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.